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Cylinder head installation:
To refit the cylinder head proceed as follows:
Place a  new cylinder  head joint on the cleaned faces of
the cylinder barrels. Insert the rocker pushrod and
lubrication pipe sleeves together with the  relevant
gaskets and rings.
Fit the washers  and  nuts to the studs and tighten to
fingertight.
Tighten the nuts in the order shown in FIG 1 :44 and
FIG 1 :46 to a  torque wrench setting of 18.1  Ibft. Reset
the torque wrench to a new setting of 23.9 Ibft and
tighten the nuts once more in the recommended order.
Replace the pushrods in the correct order.
Refit the rocker shaft ensuring correct location of the
lubrication tube to the rocker shaft and  replace the
plain and  lockwashers. Tighten the nuts to a torque
wrench setting of 15.2 Ibft. Reset the tappet to rocker
clearance adjustment.
Connect the t w o exhaust side manifolds to the  cylinder
head. Using new gasket refit the spark plugs and  HT
cables. Replace the rocker cover fitted with a  new cork
gasket and blower conveyor to the cylinder head
securing screws.  Refit the carburetter and reconnect its
fuel line and controls. Refit the air cleaner and elbow
and connect the rocker cover  breather pipe  (if fitted).
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1 :7  Timing gear overhaul
Camshaft:
The cast iron camshaft is located in the crankcase and  is
supported at either end  in sets machined directly in the
crankcase. No bushes are used. The camshaft is driven by
a  chain from the crankshaft at half engine speed  and
operates the overhead valves through tappets, pushrods
and rockers (see
FIG 1 :20).During engine overhaul the camshaft journals  and  cam
faces should be free of score marks or signs of seizure and
have a bright mirror finish.
The distributor drive gear should  be inspected for tooth
wear which  if excessive means that the  camshaft must be
replaced.
Tappets:
The tappets should be inspected for signs of seizure or
excessive wear. The end surface that is in contact with  the
camshaft should  be smooth without signs of excessive
wear. Any slight scratches or indentations may be
removed using a very fine oil stone.
Pushrods and sleeves:
The pushrods operate in special axially resilient sleeves
that are compressed  on  assembly between the cylinder
head and the crankcase.  It is through these sleeves that
the engine sump is vented also through which the oil
returning from the cylinder head passes.
Two rubber O-ring seals are fitted to each sleeve to
ensure an oil t i g h t seal between the cylinder head and
crankcase. The sleeves should be checked for distortion
and exact equal length and when refitting new seals must
always be fitted.
The pushrods should be checked for straightness and
the t w o ends that contact the rocker setscrew and the
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The crankcase is an aluminium casting suitably ribbed
to ensure correct air cooling. The main  bearing and cam-
shaft bearing bores are machined as also  are the tappet 1 :8  Crankcase and cylinders During valve gear overhauls the clearance between the
rocker shaft bore and the rocker must be checked. The
maximum permissable wear between these t w o parts is
.0059 inch. It is recommended that the part which is most
worn be renewed, or in extreme cases both parts. Rocker and  rocker shaft: tappet seat must not show any signs of roughness or
excessive wear. 3   Oil  shield   (for  intake  valves  only) 4 Snap ring
5  Rocker   6  Upper  spring  cup   7   Valve  spring
8  Lower  spring cup  9 Pushrod  10  Tappet
11  Oil  seal  ring 12 Pushrod  sleeve  13  Seal  ring 1  Intake  valve   2  Upper  cup  lock Key  t o  Fiq
 1 :20 FIG 1:20  Valve, pushrod and tappet assembly FIG 1:19  Camshaft. The arrow points to the lube oil
outlet port