TRactor Motor Valve Adjustment Sequence

[MichaelG]

Believe there is "improved" valve adjust sequence to the factory manual method for the 4 cylinder TR engine that requires much fewer turns of the engine. Can't seem to find it anywhere on line....what is the best sequence?, it been a while since I did this and I can't remember

Thanks

MichaelG

 

[TR6oldtimer]

When I had a 64 TR4, turning the engine over was easy. I just used the hand crank (AKA as the non-Lucas starter) that went in through the front of the car. There were times I wish my TR6 had one.

 

[Don Elliott]

The TR3 / TR4 manual by Haynes describes it clearly.

 

[Geo Hahn]

But in my Haynes manual there is a misprint in that chart. Sorry don't have it handy to quote but one of the valves is listed twice and (of course) one is omitted.

Pretty easy to work out which is in error using the 'rule of nine'. May have been corrected in later versions.

 

[Andrew Mace]

Using that "rule of nine" requires less turning of the engine if you do two valves at once. Just did this yesterday on the Herald. If 2 and 5 are down, you can check/adjust 4 and 7, etc. ... so only four steps total.

 

[Bob_Muzio]

How about setting the crank so #1 cylinder is at TDC, pointer aligned with the hole on the pulley, then adjust #1 intake and exhaust, #2 intake and #3 exhaust. Turn the crank one revolution so the pointer and hole again align and adjust #4 intake and exhaust, #3 intake and #2 exhaust.
Bob