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so on the whole then James. im guessing gaps should stay relatively even given the 2 different wear ratio's going on.. one counteracting the other,, within reason. with maybe a slight opening of gap.. as there are more moving parts on one side against just the valve head wear on the other. im...

Just out or interest ,, Do these clearances go slack or tighten with use Only asking because on my bikes with shims they tighten as the valve slightly recesses into head thus causing the clearance to tighten . But I'm guessing these go slack with use ..

Still interested about the dial gauge though.. Sometimes old methods are still better than new ones .

Well just finished checking them and to be honest there was only a couple that really needed doing most were pretty tight to be honest and only just get feeler gauge in most of them,, Used the jacking front drivers wheel in 5 th gearbox turn the engine which worked easily enough plus saved...

I have adjusted valve clearances on a variety of vehicles over the years , mainly back I n the 80's and 90's as most these days seem to have drybollock lifters., so that's not exactly a problem. On the subject of tooling to undertake the job , I do have a reasonable collection, but could you...

Your point being exactly ....

After watching all these different vids of people's engines running with various knocking rattling etc, I'm getting paranoid of every tap n rattle going on under my own Bennett Seems to run fine to me although i am set to do valve clearances soon as well overdue but are there any vids of 300's...

Just out of interest has anyone a vid of there engine sound when its running top notch.. only askin as i know diesels can sound a bit knocky a the best of times,, and helps to know what one should sound like when all is good..

i have just found the Paint Man, supplier that does landrover paints in synthetic enamel,, and they actually do an epsom green all be it in a 400 ml can so im gona give that a go for now and see how that goes, gota be worth a go for 15 quid .. fingers crossed ,, they seem to have quite a...

Mike i am polishing this one at the moment which just feels wrong, my old 2a i had years ago i just painted in a green of the shelf enamel paint and never washed it , but it looked tidy enough. this one as it is shiny i find myself having to clean it, but it is starting to show its age (...

Undecided on exactly what colour .. most likely green again but a satin finish so as not to highlight any imperfections ,, but for now want something that will blend in to the existing for now ,, The back door is predominately covered by the spare wheel so not a lot of it is seen

Hi ppl Am after your opinion here I have a 90 station wagon in Epsom green but am replacements rear door as the old one has rotted away . Side door are ok at the moment but will also need replacing at a later date plus the body is starting to blow dust patches through the paintwork in the...

That's fine I'm not worried about it just like to know what's in store lol

Gone altogether !!!! If that's the case do the caps still fit on ok ..what happens if the valve top is damaged.. will the cap still fit on ..can the valve end deform if it's run too long without the cap .. just wondered if that's what I happen to come across and what I may need to do to...

Thank you for everyone's input and advise I shall report back on how I get on and what I find I presume replacing any damaged valve stem caps is only a case of sickening off the adjuster enough to remove the old one and replace with a new cap before adjusting the gap

Ok so I may be very overdue then , Don't sound too rattley though considering they have over 20,000 miles between adjustments ,, will see tomorrow when I open it up and have a look see

Yes tis the exact same I was looking at .. I shall remove the fan first as suggested .. I have also got a new set of valve caps in case any are damaged .. Out of interest how often do they normally need adjusting .. mine only does around 6000 miles a year and not usually on roads above around...

I am open to suggestions . Ratchet and socket sounds good to me Thank you

Has me slightly concerned as was going to use either turning a wheel to move crank round or a long breaker bar on crank bolt .. this is my first time adjusting a push rod engine ,, but didn't think was that different to an ohc

Land rover workshop manual Service repair no 12.29.48 Caution.. If crankshaft is rotated with excessive valve clearance, it is possible that the pushrods could be dislodged from the cam follower slide. To prevent damage, eliminate all clearance from any loose rockers before turning the...