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This worksheet is for measurements on a warm engine - see here for instructions.
| Back of Engine | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cylinder | Valve | Type | Clearance | Current shim - actual thickness | New shim required | ||
| Min | Max | Actual | |||||
| 5 | 10 | Exhaust | 0.40 | 0.50 | |||
| 9 | Inlet | 0.20 | 0.30 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Exhaust | 0.40 | 0.50 | |||
| 7 | Inlet | 0.20 | 0.30 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | Exhaust | 0.40 | 0.50 | |||
| 5 | Inlet | 0.20 | 0.30 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Inlet | 0.20 | 0.30 | |||
| 3 | Exhaust | 0.40 | 0.50 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Inlet | 0.20 | 0.30 | |||
| 1 | Exhaust | 0.40 | 0.50 | ||||
| Front of engine | |||||||