How to Adjust Valves on a Briggs & Stratton V-Twin
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- čas přidán 18. 12. 2018
- This video shows the steps to adjust the clearance on the valves of a Briggs and Stratton V-Twin engine. After installing new piston rings, the engine was backfiring and running rough. Adjusting the valves cleared it up.
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Thanks for posting this. Cured my hard to start mower!
Was your motor hard to start cause it didn't turn over. .or turned over but wouldn't fire?
It wouldn't crank when the flywheel/perforated wheel was in a certain position. If I moved it by hand, it would start. After I adjusted the vslves. It starts without issues.
@@glennmilles341 ok,good to hear..I'm having the same troubles. Going to check valves tomorrow. 23hp vanguard in an argo 6x6
Thanks brother! Quick and easy....Great video...
Thank you for this video! I always wondered how to turn the crankshaft without running into all the interlocks for the blade (power take off).
Thanks for the info. Going to do this for the first time in my life.
nice tutorial
I got confused. You said .004” on the intake, and .006” on the exhaust. Then you set both at .006”
Thanks for the video very well explained !
great video... how did I never learn about this until today??? BTW - I appreciate all the background noise and times when you blocked the camera... that stuff happens to me all the time
You need to turn the motor just over TDC to get past the compression release,
if you turn it over while using the feeler gauges you will feel the right spot. Thanks for the video.
Biggs & Stratton recommends a 1/4 inch piston travel
I feel its trivial but I've always abided.
Failed to mention, four strokes have 2 TDC , compression and exhaust. Get this wrong you got a problem. Adjust valves on compression, when rockers will be a little loose,
1/4" past TDC as well. You can hear/feel this. Correction. You hear the lobe just before TDC then feel it 1/4" past TDC. Compression release is the theory behind this. I've always done it.
The valve lash on my 20hp on one bank got so bad both pushrods came out of their seats and got bent. No damage was done to the head thank god. I had to bend the pushrods back into shape just to get by until I can get new rods & the exhaust valve guide. It backed out and I think caused the intake pushrod to jump out of the rocker. I'm just limping it along, adjusting that cylinder every time before I mow before I get it repaired. It's pretty costly to have a shop do it as I'm an automotive mechanic and dont have the tools to do it myself. I can rent what I need perhaps but i dont want the headache. Rather just bring the head to a shop.
Very good video! I/we just discovered out of the blue my g/f's Craftsman with a V twin that will only crank up to compression and then stops turning. Brand new StrongBox battery. Cables and connections pristine. Got to be those clearances.
I could be compression relief went kaput like they are famous for. And that's a complete engine teardown
Thanks
@@jamiehalifax4954
Thanks
Or the compression release lobe on the camshaft.
Or the valve guide backed itself out of the head and it bent your pushrod.
MRI DYI do you have a video on valve service/ adjust on the Briggs flat head Quantam L heads?
If you’re lucky, a valve adjustment is all you need. My B&S camshaft with compression release broke, making it very tough to start.
Is there a way to provide a picture of this decompression mech? I took a couple of pics and can share these; not sure how here.
If you rotate the motor CCW, you defeat the compression release and when you get to TDC back it off 1/4 inch. Always do the intake first
I noticed that the 16HP Vanguard service manual said to adjust at 1/4 past TDC. Does that mean that the piston travel (i.e. piston drops 1/4")?
@@mkshffr4936 you just go to TDC and then 1/4 below TDC
Thanks for the instructions, that is a fuel pump not oil pump. The hose you disconnected is a breather hose.
No it’s not a breather hose it’s a vacuum hose to operate the Fuel pump
I liked the video. You said you like intake at .004, then you adjust to .006 in the video.
Maybe rewatch as he explains that.
Briggs actually says that piston should continue past tdc down 1/4 inch .this ensures intake is past the compression release position.
Correct, 1/4" past to dead center on the compression stroke.
It would seem there is no way to determine this for a novice.
@@alan93 sure there is, both valves should have a gap on that stroke, hence them not being open and allowing the combustion chamber to be sealed to compress gasses. If either valve is open while at tdc you need to rotate the motor to the next stroke.
@@lundyracing That is a concise, yet thorough explanation...thank you
@@marksalamack6133 it wasn't meant for people that don't understand how engines work, there is a fair bit of people that should stay out of an engine. Myself may be included in that category lol
What you are working on would help.
the intake is top.. right ?! He pointed to bottom one and said "intake"
Where can I get a fuel pump exactly like that one for cheap
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The decompression mechanism failure is common on the single cylinder engine, but the twins need valve adjustment. (so I am told)
The valve adjustments are often overlooked.
How to you know which valve is intake or exhaust.when you were showing how to find tdc on of the rockers was still tight and about to open so you turned it again to tdc till both rockers had slack. I'm guessing the valve that opened just past tdc was exhaust..is this right . I'm doing it tomorrow on a 23hp vaguard in my argo.. never did valves before.2 stroker here . Looks super easy though. But I'm hoping it's why it wont turn over at startup. To much compression.and I'm hoping it's just adjustment and not a blown up camshaft compression relief doohickey !!
exhaust is nearest where exhaust pipe comes out of head. intake is near carb.
I'm trying to figure out how you did a piston ring replacement job and put the engine back together WITHOUT adjusting the valves and it still ran!!! wtf?
Real simple. I've done it too. When you're putting the heads back on and reassembling the valve parts, you start it out at 'yeah, that kinda sorta feels right enough to hold stuff together while I finish the rest of the reassembly' with the intent to go back later after rotating the engine a few times revisiting that with feeler gauges. Sometimes it happens.
Is is possible to turn the output pulley instead of removing the top cover
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Yeah
So the valves became too tight? I would expect them to get loose over time. Mine is running fine for about 30 minutes then it immediately becomes rough with a loss of power. Would this be more likely a valve adjustment issue or sticky valve or bent rods?
Nope, valve clearance always gets tighter over time. Has to do with the valves hitting the seat and them getting pushed out over time.
@@lundyracing I found out mine had a left side coil go bad. Repaired. Runs great now.
Doesnt carbon build up between the valveseat and valve causing it to become farther from the rocker, thus causing a larger gap over time? Esp on the exhaust valve??
They wear looser but valves sometimes sink in cylinder head making them tighter. Then they could have been adjusted wrong.I never knew what to expect.
Valves will tighten up as the metal gets hot and expands losing the clearance
Is there going to be oil in that area
Usually is
If the valves are tight TDC, doesnt that indicate you are TDC on the exhaust stroke? I was under the impression on the compression stroke at TDC the valves are not tight and adjustment should be made on compression stroke.
Correct
TDC compression. some make mistake of TDC exhaust.
That's why you finger cap the spark plug hole, turn the motor till compression blows your finger off the hole then use screwdriver to achieve TDC.
set them both on 4 thousands
is that what manual says ?
@@jamesweigand7524 .004-.006
Oil pump???? petrol/gas pump..
Opened the engine found the cam decompression valve failed. New cam on order....and it was not a V twin.. it was a single cyl. Housing cover is deceptive.
The decompression mechanism failure is common on the single cylinder engine, but the twins need valve adjustment. (so I am told)
It's a fuel pump not a oil pump
00:57 the oil pump... Uh, yeah....the oil pump that sucks gas into the carburetor.
Obviously a misspeak. Feel special?
I appreciate you being very thorough and finding TDC(top dead center) and all that but in reality all you have to do is: For the exhaust valve(the bottom one) rotate the crank either by hand or with the starter until the top valve is compressed. And when you want to adjust the intake(top) valve, rotate the crank until the bottom valve in compressed. No need to fuss with TDC(top dead center) or anything. My engine was extremely hard starting when I tried this and I found that I could easily slide a .010 shim between the rod and rocker when the tolerance was between .004 and 006. I adjusted until I couldn't fit an .007. My mower now cranks and runs like a new engine. If you want a quick but useful video which is what I followed, watch this one: czcams.com/video/U30je8SZV0Y/video.html
Also, I didn't find anything to be 13mm. I found that a 1/2 in wrench fit the lock nut perfectly. I don't think these are in metric.
@@ColonelBumButt Adjusted my Briggs & Stratton 22hp twin intek today. Definitely took a 13mm for the lock nut. T-40 for the torx adjuster.
@@archiemccain4923 some use torx and some use allen adjusters
@@ColonelBumButt Some of these Briggs V-Twins are really funky half-metric, half-imperial. One I'm working on now has 3/8" heads on the valve covers and 13mm jam nuts. 10mm holding intake in place and 3/8" bolts holding down the top cover. I guess there was a switchover of fastener sizes that kinda rippled through the engine factory or something....LOL