renault 1965 van

[dirtyharry]

Hi all you renualt fans

Ihave just finished putting my van back together after respraying it the only
problem i am having is seting the tappets as i do not have the clearences
so if anybody out there can email them to me i would be realy gratefull
thanks dirtyharry

email address ashleyjohnphipps@hotmail .com

 

[malcolm]

The tappet clearances don't seem to be in the workshop manual, but here are some figures from Haynes for 680-01, 680-02 and 800-01 engines:

Cold engine:
Inlet 0.15mm
Exhaust 0.20mm

Hot engine:
Inlet 0.18mm
Exhaust 0.25mm

Do post some photos of your van - it's not often you see a restored one.