Evpena87
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Hey guys,
I replaced my short block after the last one cracked.
I got it all together and started it to break the pawl. I bought another pawl but wanted to ask if the engine is setup right before I mess up another pawl trying to start it.
The cord was hard to pull because it felt as if it was trying to go over a speed bump when pulling the cord or hand turning the engine. When I pulled it, it snapped a tab on the pawl keeping me from being able to pull the cord at all now. I checked the valves to see if they were adjusted with proper clearance. They looked good clearance wise with a feeler gauge but they don’t look to be both closed at tdc. I’m attaching a photo to get your guys opinion. I hand turned the engine for a while and never got the valves to be both in the same position at tdc.
Are the valves correctly positioned for tdc? Is that the reason the engine feels like it is going over a bump when I hand crank it?
Thank you
I replaced my short block after the last one cracked.
I got it all together and started it to break the pawl. I bought another pawl but wanted to ask if the engine is setup right before I mess up another pawl trying to start it.
The cord was hard to pull because it felt as if it was trying to go over a speed bump when pulling the cord or hand turning the engine. When I pulled it, it snapped a tab on the pawl keeping me from being able to pull the cord at all now. I checked the valves to see if they were adjusted with proper clearance. They looked good clearance wise with a feeler gauge but they don’t look to be both closed at tdc. I’m attaching a photo to get your guys opinion. I hand turned the engine for a while and never got the valves to be both in the same position at tdc.
Are the valves correctly positioned for tdc? Is that the reason the engine feels like it is going over a bump when I hand crank it?
Thank you