Valve Clearance

[Dave Irish]

Hello Gentlemen!

Is the valve clearance on a cold engine 0.13 or 0.15? Have read conflicting specs......Thank you in advance

[ntrenn]

The book I have that came off Rudy's manual server shows 0.015. I figure a loose 0.013 is essentially a 0.015 anyway.
I grew up on VW's that really didn't like tight valves, so I always go a thou or so loose.

[Boss Hog]

.15. I have never seen them get looser only get tighter
I think Art says if they are tapping they aint burning
Boss

[Dave Irish]

Thank you....

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Early manuals listed .013, later ones went to .015. If your valves have just been redone, definitely use the .015 to allow for wear in.

[Bill E Bob]

I grew up on VW's that really didn't like tight valves, so I always go a thou or so loose.

Can't even remember how many of those flat 4s I've rebuilt

[artc]

.015 like Boss Hog says, they will tighten up. My grandfather was fond of saying what's on my tag line.

[ntrenn]

Every 60,000 miles on the '65 that Dad had....was a Euro model that PO had imported back when he got out of the service (GR sticker on the back deck).

The mark of needing a rebuild was if it wouldn't pull our big expressway hill at 50 mph, it was time for a freshening....

[outdoors4evr]

There's a hill in Indiana????

[bythepond88]

There's a hill in Indiana????

There are lots of hills in Indiana. I drove my daughter to school in Columbia, SC, and it was nothing but up and down hill from the time I passed Indianapolis.