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1.3 sierra tappet adjustment

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:43 am
by islandvitara
so ive got the camshaft cover off, spark plugs out..now..

i need to set the no.1 cylinder at top dead center on compression stroke - manual states that turn the crank shaft and line the notch up with 0 on the cover, no.1 and no.4 rocker arms should be tight with no movement..

no.1 rocker arm is firm, no.4 is loose, and exhaust is looser than intake?!! is this normal? i rotated the crankshaft 360 degrees and lined it up with the 0 again n checked the 1 and 4 rocker arms and no.1 is loose and 4 firm...but no.1 rocker arm isnt as loose as no.4 when i forst checked it...

is no.4 rocker way out?

wat to do? im good with mechanical things juz need a lil guidence - i can do this lol :cool:

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:52 am
by islandvitara
my bad i read the manual wrong :rofl: will update soon :armsup:

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:53 am
by islandvitara
SWEEEEEEEEET!!! nailed it!! engine is running super smoooooth :armsup:

intake set at 0.015mm exhaust set at 0.022mm


runs very nice now :armsup:

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:57 am
by PJ.zook
Good work, is satisfying to figure it out and get it working yourself.

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:07 pm
by islandvitara
VERY :armsup: its running super smooth now - now to maintain it lol

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:27 pm
by david123
islandvitara wrote:SWEEEEEEEEET!!! nailed it!! engine is running super smoooooth :armsup:

intake set at 0.015mm exhaust set at 0.022mm


runs very nice now :armsup:
That doesn't seem right, sorry, from memory, inlet (hot) 0.23mm and outlet (hot) 0.28mm

You sure thats not thou.

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:31 pm
by islandvitara
adjusted them "dead cold"..