Any mods for making valve adjustments easier?

ChopperCharles · 01-20-2021, 04:58 PM

Getting the bodywork and tank off, that's easy. actually getting TO the exhaust valves? That's hard. Has anyone found a way to make a valve adjustment easier? There's no room for hands, and six brackets and two radiators in the way. There's got to be a trick for this.

Charles.

pyoungbl · 01-22-2021, 11:16 AM

loosen the radiators and move them out of the way as much as possible. You could even disconnect the radiators and remove them entirely but then there's the PITA of refilling and burping them.

ChopperCharles · 01-22-2021, 11:36 AM

Still can't get my hands in there to get the feeler gauges inserted.

Charles.

ross19907 · 02-01-2021, 09:04 PM

It does appear the CSC sells a tool for this. It is essentially a 2 sided go-nogo guage that is designed to make this a bit easier. It is smaller and fits in there easier than a standard set of feeler guages. I dont have a link but im sure its on their site or you could call them.

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ChopperCharles Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: RDU, NC Posts: 677	Any mods for making valve adjustments easier? Getting the bodywork and tank off, that's easy. actually getting TO the exhaust valves? That's hard. Has anyone found a way to make a valve adjustment easier? There's no room for hands, and six brackets and two radiators in the way. There's got to be a trick for this. Charles.
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01-22-2021, 11:16 AM	#2
pyoungbl Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA Posts: 632	loosen the radiators and move them out of the way as much as possible. You could even disconnect the radiators and remove them entirely but then there's the PITA of refilling and burping them.
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01-22-2021, 11:36 AM	#3
ChopperCharles Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: RDU, NC Posts: 677	Still can't get my hands in there to get the feeler gauges inserted. Charles.
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02-01-2021, 09:04 PM	#4
ross19907 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: north dakota Posts: 13	It does appear the CSC sells a tool for this. It is essentially a 2 sided go-nogo guage that is designed to make this a bit easier. It is smaller and fits in there easier than a standard set of feeler guages. I dont have a link but im sure its on their site or you could call them.
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