MEP 003 Valve Adjustment

[gasman28110]

In the manual it says to adjust the valves @70*F. I know not to do this on a hot engine but have never heard of a stated temp. before. what if any leeway do you have on that temp and why?

Thanks

Johnny

 

[steelandcanvas]

I wouldn't think this temperature is an exact. I would assume it was specified to eliminate trying to adjust valves in extreme hot or cold. I think you'd get an accurate adjustment +/- 20 degrees.

 

[gasman28110]

That's what I was thinking so I checked them with an ambient temp of ~60*.

 

[Isaac-1]

You might want to look at the service manual for the civilian version of the same engine, the Onan DJC / DJE

This link is dead.

 

[gasman28110]

Isaac-1 Thanks for the link. I saved it to my desktop.