18-12-2022, 12:06 PM
You've got it in one, nice one.
If too slack, you can remove the gasket completely (use sealant/compound), change the housing, surface grind the bottom face of the housing or try another (better) dynamo end gear.
I try and aim for as close to 0.006" as possible, others like it closer but I find that works well and reduces tick over slop.
This particular engine was good, without adjustment, but she knows to check.
The biggest problem to avoid is it being too close, this has potential to catastrophic (witness/shiny marks on in the centre of the camshaft gear trough are the first sign of this in a running engine), so if you are not sure of the clearance, or how to measure it, ensure the dynamo gear rocks on the camshaft gear, all the way round.
If too slack, you can remove the gasket completely (use sealant/compound), change the housing, surface grind the bottom face of the housing or try another (better) dynamo end gear.
I try and aim for as close to 0.006" as possible, others like it closer but I find that works well and reduces tick over slop.
This particular engine was good, without adjustment, but she knows to check.
The biggest problem to avoid is it being too close, this has potential to catastrophic (witness/shiny marks on in the centre of the camshaft gear trough are the first sign of this in a running engine), so if you are not sure of the clearance, or how to measure it, ensure the dynamo gear rocks on the camshaft gear, all the way round.