Service manual

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ENG
1. Bleed:
• valve lifter
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a. Fill a container with kerosene and place
the valve lifter into the container as
shown.
Pump the plunger side of the valve lifter
with a press a number of times to let in
kerosene.
ACHTUNG:
CAUTION:
• Do not pump the valve lifter excessively.
• Kerosene is highly flammable.
1 Kerosene
2 Valve lifter
b. Install the valve lifter into the engine.
ACHTUNG:
CAUTION:
Be sure to install the valve lifter in its
appropriate position.
c. Start the engine and warm it up.
d. Stop the engine.
e. Remove the camshaft sprocket cover.
f. Rotate the camshaft until the punch mark
1 on the camshaft driven gear aligns
with the punch mark on the camshaft
drive gear as shown. This is the condi-
tion in which piston #1 is at top dead
center (TDC).
NOTE:
The crankshaft can be rotated smoothly
when the spark plugs are removed.
WARNING
WARNING
Be careful since the engine is hot.
g. With piston #1 at TDC, count the indi-
cated number of gear teeth and place
marks 2 through 5 on the camshaft
driven gear as shown. When these marks
align between the centers of the cam-
shaft drive and driven gears, the corre-
sponding valve lifter is at its highest
point.
1 Piston #1 TDC punch mark
2 Cylinder #2 intake valve at its highest point
3 Cylinder #1 exhaust valve at its highest point
4 Cylinder #1 intake valve at its highest point
5 Cylinder #2 exhaust valve at its highest point
ROCKER ARMS, PUSH RODS AND VALVE LIFTERS
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