3.6 Valve clearance
Caution
■ Valve clearance inspection and adjustment must be performed with the engine cold.
Inspection/Adjustment:
1) Remove the following parts:
―Front cover, control panel
―Rear cover
―Right/left side covers
―Fuel tank
―Inverter unit, engine bed
―Recoil starter, fan cover
―Inlet/Exhaust side baffler
2) Remove the four tighten bolts and disassemble the cylinder cover. Don’t remove the cylinder cover
with excessive force. It can deform the cylinder cover. Replace the cylinder cover if it is deformed.
3) Turn the rotor to set the piston at top dead center of the compression stroke.
Timing line of camshaft driving chain should align with the cylinder head seal, check whether the inlet
and exhaust valve are closed.
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