---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 08/23/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:39 AM - Valve adjustments (jpkarnes) 2. 12:57 PM - Re: Valve adjustments (Larry McFarland) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:39:23 AM PST US Subject: Stratus-List: Valve adjustments From: "jpkarnes" About to adjust valves and want to know when I should check the clearance. Do I rotate the engine until the compression stroke, the power stroke or does it matter? John K. Suquamish, WA Zenith 601 HDS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381628#381628 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:57:47 PM PST US From: "Larry McFarland" Subject: RE: Stratus-List: Valve adjustments Hi John, >From my journal, I found the following which might help. You're going for the compression stroke. To adjust the valves on the Subaru. After removing the cowl, the distributor cap, the spark plugs and the valve covers. The prop was rotated to get #1 cylinder on top while aligning the distributor rotor with #1 spark wire. The .014 gage was slipped into the intake rocker, then the exhaust, then the .016. The rocker nut was loosened, the screw adjusted and set so the .014 gage was a slip fit and the .016 gage was not. The nut was snugged, rechecked and tightened. This repeated for cylinders #3, #2 and #4. Note the cylinder is identified by the number cast into each cylinder looking down on the case. I've marked the numbers on the distributor to keep things from being confused. Plug wires are also marked. Larry McFarland -----Original Message----- From: owner-stratus-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-stratus-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of jpkarnes Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:39 PM Subject: Stratus-List: Valve adjustments About to adjust valves and want to know when I should check the clearance. Do I rotate the engine until the compression stroke, the power stroke or does it matter? John K. Suquamish, WA Zenith 601 HDS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=381628#381628 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message stratus-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Stratus-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/stratus-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/stratus-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.