Tappet Adjustment For L26

[coupe72001]

Time to do the tappets on my car - they are getting a little noisy. It's an L26 with a mild E88 head. Not sure what the clearance should be - as its not the original engine, or if the mods to the engine even affect tappet clearance.

Any clues are appreciated as always.

Drew

[blind_elk]

I always use these (hot) settings:

ex 10 thou

in 8 thou

[coupe72001]

Cheers for that.

[NISMO]

Cheers for that.

Not sure if it has what you need but i have the L26 engine manual at home, i'll check and let you know.

cheers

Bobby

[coupe72001]

Not sure if it has what you need but i have the L26 engine manual at home, i'll check and let you know.

cheers

Bobby

That would be great, nice one. Had a look at the L24 manual for fun, and it recommends:

Cold In 0.008

Cold Ex 0.010

Hot In 0.010

Hot Ex 0.012

accompanied by a small illustration of someone setting the valve clearances using a feeler gauge, a bizarre looking service tool called st10640001 and an another unlabled, ambiguous tool (look mum; three hands!)

Can anyone comfirm that the locknut can be undone with a spanner, the pivot screw adjusted with a screwdriver and the feeling done with a feeler gauge?

I'd like to be properly prepped before I dive in.

Thanks!

[blind_elk]

Locknut = 17mm open ended

adjust = 14mm open ended

and feeler gauge

[coupe72001]

Locknut = 17mm open ended

adjust = 14mm open ended

and feeler gauge

Thanks so much. First time Ive had a go at this with a Datsun if you didn't guess.

[NISMO]

Hey Drew,

Just checked the manual I have and it's got exactly the same settings you listed above. It says its the same for the L20A, L24 and L26 (single and twin carb)

Bobby