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Operation: How to adjust the valves of an engine

To be able to adjust the valves on a four-stroke engine, it is necessary to remove the engine head cover in order to access the rods and rocker arms. Identify cylinder 1 and consequently cylinder 4. Turn the camshaft with a 16 mm wrench until the position of the intake and exhaust valves of the fourth cylinder are "balanced", ie they have the same opening. Get a feeler gauge and check the clearance of the individual valves by loosening the nut located above the valve and positioning the feeler gauge between the top of the valve stem and the rocker arm. The clearance required between the valve and the rocker arm must be 0.15 mm for the intake valves and 0.20 mm for the exhaust valves. Once the correct thickness has been identified, tighten the nut and thus fix the correct clearance.


Posted on 22 April 2024 by ScegliAuto



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How to set the clock on the Yamaha Xmax 300

To change the time of the Yamaha Xmax 300, keep the "trip" button pressed, at the same time turn the ignition to "on"; release the "trip" button when the time starts flashing; briefly press the "trip" button to set the time; press and hold for a few seconds to confirm and move on to the minutes; briefly press the same button to set the minutes; we long press the same "trip" button to confirm; at this point in the meantime that we hold down the minutes stop flashing the time has been saved correctly and we can turn off the instrument panel.

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