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AC720Man 
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Posted: Yesterday at 1:03pm |
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Working on my D14, replacing the valve cover and manifold gaskets. I am going to check the valve clearances and make any adjustments if necessary while I have the valve cover off. Since many components have been removed to prep for paint I can’t start the engine to get it to operational temperature as the manual recommends. Question is, is there a big difference checking them cold versus hot? .012” is what the book calls for. Obviously much easier to check them at this point with all the sheetmetal off, or should I wait until I put it back together to get it up to operational temperature?
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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injpumpEd
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Posted: Yesterday at 2:05pm |
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I always set them cold, and add about .002" to the hot spec. I've never felt I could go through them all quick enough hot to be the same temp from start to finish.
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AC720Man
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Posted: Yesterday at 2:36pm |
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I agree with you ED, it wouldn’t be consistent on a hot engine by the time you went through them all. So you would set them at .014”? The book gives a range of .012”-.014”.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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injpumpEd
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Posted: Yesterday at 2:40pm |
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Probably so. Intake lash usually tightens up over time, exh usually gets loose.
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Les Kerf
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Posted: Yesterday at 3:04pm |
I would set them cold at 0.014" and forget about it. Back in the day I set the valves on my 1955 Ford with the Y-block 272 hot and running. What a mess!
Son-in-law has a 53 F-350 with a 292 and I just adjusted them to zero clearance cold and then opened them up 1/4 turn. It works out the same 
Edited by Les Kerf - Yesterday at 3:07pm
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Posted: Yesterday at 4:39pm |
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The oily mess was my other concern Les. I’ve adjusted cold on my D17D and other tractors I have but just wanted to get some other opinions. I don’t recall adding any though which I understand why it’s suggested. Thanks to both of you.
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Has anyone done a running lash adjustment on these, or do you get too much oil spray?
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Jim.ME
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Posted: 21 hours 19 minutes ago at 8:15pm |
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With a .012 to.014 range l would go .002 over mid-range (.013) and set them at .015 cold.
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 20 hours 34 minutes ago at 9:00pm |
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For some reason seems like valves get adjusted to tight on old tractors,with low RPM motors like in old tractors I've found a little loose is better than a little tight.
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Posted: 11 hours 31 minutes ago at 6:03am |
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DrAllis suggested .015 cold several years ago. Since then, I have always used this setting. No problems, so far.
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DrAllis
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Posted: 11 hours 9 minutes ago at 6:25am |
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.015" COLD for intakes and exhausts on all West Allis built 4 cylinder engines. While some want to re-invent the method, this has worked for 50 years for me and is EASY to remember and do.
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Posted: 10 hours 36 minutes ago at 6:58am |
 Clayfoot wrote:
Has anyone done a running lash adjustment on these, or do you get too much oil spray? |
I've seen it done on V-8's with hydraulic lifters. I can not imagine trying to do it on a mechanical lifter cam.
I hate 'hot' valve lash specs. Like Ed said, who's fast enough to get them all set before the engine is cool? I recently set lash on my Farmall 450, they have a hot spec. So I added .002" and set them cold. Will check them after first run at head re-torquing time. Also put the head on the 756 gas yesterday, another hot spec. Will do same procedure as the 450.
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Posted: 7 hours 38 minutes ago at 9:56am |
I had a learning experience this morning I thought I would relate; Reading the manual for the 756 where it talks about valve lash it has a footnote. It says, "engine warm means any temperature above 32 degrees F.". Well, that's a bit different than my thinking of warm! Guess I'll have another look at the 450 manual and see if it's the same. May be tightening them up a couple thousandth's.
I have no idea if Allis, or any of the other manufacturers for that matter, used this description.
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Posted: 5 hours 59 minutes ago at 11:35am |
IBWD MIke wrote:
Clayfoot wrote:
Has anyone done a running lash adjustment on these, or do you get too much oil spray? |
I've seen it done on V-8's with hydraulic lifters. I can not imagine trying to do it on a mechanical lifter cam... |
My late Father-in-law had a handful of old beat up feeler guages from his years as a service station mechanic back in 1950's-60's.
As I mentioned above, I have done it on old Fords in my youth but have since been enlightened 
Edited by Les Kerf - 5 hours 57 minutes ago at 11:37am
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Posted: 3 hours 3 minutes ago at 2:31pm |
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When I see the valve lash specs, they usually say cold, as in ambient temp, or hot as in engine up to operating temp. I have never seen one give a spec for actual cold temps.
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Posted: 1 hour 20 minutes ago at 4:14pm |
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I have always done valve sets at ambient temperature. Add .002 to the spec as all others have said!
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