Valve clearance on tvr 3000m

[bennettpe]

Just going to giving my valve clearances a check and have found that some ford manuals for the v6 3.0 say check clearances hot (autobooks) some say cold (haynes).

I would rather check them cold, If so what are the clearances.

Many Thanks
Paul

[davidy]

Doesn't this depend on your camshaft type?

davidy

[Nick_f]

Should always be set cold, but yes, varies with the cam. I use 16 thou for both inlet and exhaust with a 290 cam.

It's not especially quiet, but then that's not the object of the exercise.

[nwarner]

Mine has a standard cam and I set mine cold. 0.012 Inlet and 0.020 Exhaust.