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mace
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 4:45 pm 
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I wonder how often it was done when licensed.
And how often do you check the clearance now when the cab is retired?

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skippy41
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:09 pm 
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mace wrote:
I wonder how often it was done when licensed.
And how often do you check the clearance now when the cab is retired?

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Allegedly they are hydraulic, so an engine flush every so many years and good oil will keep everything working
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mace
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:32 pm 
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Ahh 8)

Thanks Skippy!

I was hoping that might be the case =D> =D> I read somewhere a while back that the valve clearance were checked & adjusted every 6 months, but couldn't remember which engine it referred to...

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:48 pm 
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They have adjusters,they are not hydraulic.

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Baconsdozen wrote:
They have adjusters,they are not hydraulic.


Depends what engine, Nissan hydraulic, bmc adjusters
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mace
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Mine is sporting the Nissan TD27 :D

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:22 am 
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The Nissan 2.7 has valve clearance adjusters (tappets). The valve clearances have to be set,they are not hydraulic or self adjusting.. Normally about every 20,000 miles will do.

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Baconsdozen wrote:
The Nissan 2.7 has valve clearance adjusters (tappets). The valve clearances have to be set,they are not hydraulic or self adjusting.. Normally about every 20,000 miles will do.

Got to be honest,never touch mine,the 2.7 seems pretty indestructible ! I have in the past when one sounded rough.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:09 am 
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Agreed,once set they pretty much stay that way.My old foreman used to say he worried when he couldn't hear the tappets on any car,it meant the valve clearances were closing.

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