Volvo tappet clearance

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bagmaker
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Volvo tappet clearance

Post by bagmaker »

Hello and happy new year!
quick question, 1987 Volgren B10M Mk11 with a Volvo THD101kc flat 6 turbo.
Looking for the valve clearance spec, one I have says 0.7mm in / 0.7 exh, the other says 0.4mm in / 0.7mm Exh............
Does anyone know?

thanks
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Re: Volvo tappet clearance

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bagmaker wrote:Hello and happy new year!
quick question, 1987 Volgren B10M Mk11 with a Volvo THD101kc flat 6 turbo.
Looking for the valve clearance spec, one I have says 0.7mm in / 0.7 exh, the other says 0.4mm in / 0.7mm Exh............
Does anyone know?

thanks
I check with my Volvo Turbo setting and email you
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Cheers mate, much appreciated
just post if you please, info is hard to find on the old girls
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bagmaker wrote:Cheers mate, much appreciated
just post if you please, info is hard to find on the old girls
Al lI got in my large Volvo files is inlet 0.70mm Out let 0.70 mm I checked other motors with turbo nearly same from 0.70 mm to 0.80 mm Guy Arab
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A google search bought up this:
http://www.volvodemort.com/technical/vo ... age10.html
May be some other useful info in the link
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Re: Volvo tappet clearance

Post by bagmaker »

Thanks Boronia, I did have that info but google also came up with a 0.7mm inlet / 0.7mm exhaust as well.
Thought it best to double check

Thanks both for your help
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Just wondering if the turbo and natural versions have different settings? Might explain the two figures?
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Re: Volvo tappet clearance

Post by bagmaker »

Just for anyone looking, the confirmed correct gaps are 0.4mm Inlet, 0.7mm Exhaust.
Happy Tappetting!
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Post by Maladjusted »

Know this an old post and correct settings are as quoted as IN 0.4 and 0.7 for Exh and is correct for a turbo motor as well - have only ever heard of 1 natural aspirated 10 Litre Volvo motor as a Volvo Penta in a standby geneset at Mt Crosby Water Pumping station
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