valve adjustment and experience at dealership
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:20 pm
It's the other way around; as the valves wear in, the clearance is
reduced.................remember the KLR mechanics mantra, "a tappy valve
is a happy valve".
leftcoastklrsociety
home of the happy, tappy valves
Buddy
bseifert71@...
> [Original Message] > From: Bryan Burke > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 7/11/2008 11:51:37 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: valve adjustment and experience at dealership > > This valve thread came up at just the right time for me. My KLR is > just shy of 17,000 miles. I've had the top off twice before to check > clearance, and they have been OK. Now I have one of four out of spec, > and I want to make sure I'm doing this right. Since I have all four > valve shims in reach, and I need at least one new one, it makes sense > to tune for the longest possible time frame. > > My understanding is that the ideal is for the valves to be loose, not > tight. I take that to mean that I want the valve clearance as close > as possible to the low number, not the high one? In other words, if > the metric range for intake is .10 to .20, I want to be close to .10, > right? > > Or is it the other way around? > > In my case, the one valve that is out of spec is the left exhaust. > The acceptable range is .15 to .25, and I'm at .13 with the current > shim, a 255. So do I want to go to a 260 shim for .18 (closest to the > low end) or a 265 for .23 (closest to the high end)? > > Thanks in advance! > > Bryan Burke > > > ------------------------------------ > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >