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Valve adjustment

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Colton townsend, Jun 26, 2016.

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    Colton townsend New Member

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    I have a question what are the intake and the exhaust shim specs on a 82 xj550?
     
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    Intake valve clearance (cold): .11-.15mm
    Exhaust valve clearance (cold): 0.16-0.20mm

    That's really not shim specs, but if you look up on the chart in the service manual, you can tell what to use based on clearance and what you currently have installed.
     
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