Engine System
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Service Manual – PBU Propane Floor Burnisher
Valve Clearance
1 Make sure the engine is cool and
at ambient air temperature before
making any adjustments
make it easier to set the cylinder to
top-dead-center
3 Remove the spark plugs from both
cylinders This will make it easier
to rotate the engine crank to the
required position
4 Remove the
5
Set the cylinder to top-dead-center of the compression stroke by rotating the flywheel clockwise until the
left lobe of the flywheel magnet is aligned with the right post of the ignition coil.
6 Wiggle both rocker arms If they are not loose, the engine is not on the compression stroke and needs to
be turned one full revolution more
7 You will need to repeat this for each of the two cylinders while adjusting their respective valves
8 While holding the adjustment bolt from
turning, loosen the lock nut
9 Insert a 0 13 mm ( 005”) feeler gauge
between the rocker arm and valve
Valve Clearance (Cold, Intake/Exhaust)
0 10 - 0 15 mm (0 004 - 0 006 in )
10 Rotate the adjusting bolt until the feeler
gauge slips between the valve and rocker
with slight resistance
11 Carefully hold the adjusting bolt so it doesn’t
turn, and tighten the lock nut
Torque - Lock nut:
11 N
•
m (87 in
•
lb)
12 After tightening the lock nut, recheck the clearance
Magnet
S
N
Left Lobe
of Magnet
Right Post
of Coil
Feeler
Gauge
Lock Nut
Adjusting
Bolt
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