Hi All,

Once again thanks to all that offered help/advice on my previous posts, very
much appreciated.

Can anyone now tell me if when I stand in front of my mini looking at the
engine, are the valves numbered 1-8 from left to right or right to left?

I am trying to check my valve clearances but not one of the books I have
tells me this. I know the order of checking and the clearance but not the
layout.

Thanks in advance again


Dick Jones
Rover Mini Thirty

Hi, Number 1 valve is on the right nearest to the radiator.

keith

"DJ" <william_stanier (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Well I believe it's from left to right and you start from the radiator
end?

Anyway I usually rely on this little book here for advice on setting
the valve clearances as the Haynes book of lies can be a bit vague
sometimes:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...065884-7642319

But it's worth getting a copy anyway as you'll pick up many a tip from
it's pages and there's a neat little page at the front where you can
enter all your Mini's important imformation and is quite usefull then
as it saves you looking for all kinds of documents as you can record it
all there.

Taffy

Taffy wrote:

and therefore cylinder number one is on the right, and valves 1 and 2 are
there as well.

when adjusting so long as it always adds up to 9 your fine, so if your doing
the 1st valve fully open, the you also adjust the corresponding to equal 9.
so if you adjusting the 3rd on from the left you should also be adjusting
the 6th on from the left IE 3+6 = 9

you don't have to get them lituraly adjusting No1 first and No8 first.
"DJ" <william_stanier (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

I've always used a couple of simple facts .....
the pistons 1/4 and 2/3 go up and down together sooo ...
when valves on cylinder 1 are 'rocking' (one is opening while other is closing),
cylinder 4 is ready for adjusting. Repeat for all other pairs.
Works for me.


On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:10:58 +1200, "Tim" <tim_lis(NOSPAM)@clear.net.nz> wrote:


Australia isn't "down under", it's "off to one side"!

stanblaz (AT) netspace (DOT) net.au
www.cobracat.com (home of the Australian Cobra Catamaran)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cobra-cat/

87 65 43 21

good luck and greetings from Santiago de Chile

--
SonoMan
Austin Mini Blanco 81'
me gusta el mini porque el mini es güeno ....


"DJ" <william_stanier (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> escribió en el mensaje
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That's it Stan,,, the rule of 5 we call it,, example,
No 2 cylinder valves rocking , adjust No 3 cylinder valves.......2 + 3 = 5,
and so on , very similar to Tim's method,
Fitzy


"Stan Blazejewski" <stanblaz (AT) netspace (DOT) net.au> wrote

Well just get that book I recommended above as it'll eplain it all
clearly with a little bit of encouragement too stating "Try It, Its
Easy!"

But it's worth having the Haynes book of lies to hand too, because that
gives all the information on the order to carry out the task.

Taffy

Stan Blazejewski wrote:


Thats not actually correct as the cam lobe is still not quite in the
correct place. What Tim says is better thats when the cam lobe is on
dead centre, adjust 1 when 8 is fully down (opened).