Re: Air cooled Deutz in a gleaner

Posted by Gordon Chance on November 05, 2005 at 16:13:15 from (67.142.130.22):

In Reply to: Air cooled Deutz in a gleaner posted by Farmerboy on November 05, 2005 at 12:05:34:

The piston to head clearance can easily be checked by using ordinary solder. Before you install the head, cut a long string of solder from a roll and bring the ends together to form a loop. Push the closed end of the loop through the injector hole and place the two ends of the loop opposite each other and bend them against the head inside of the combustion area. Wrap the closed end of the loop around the injector hold down stud to hold the solder in place. Install the head and tighten the bolts to the proper specs. Turn the engine over so that the piston comes up and strikes the ends of the solder. Pull the solder out of the cylinder and use a micrometer to measure the amount of crush on each end of the loop. This will give you the piston to head clearance. You are looking for .040" to .048" clearance. If you are in this range, then you can finish the job. If you don't have enough clearance, then you will have to remove the head and cylinder to put the proper thickness of shim or shims between the cylinder and the block to give you the proper clearance. I hope that this helps and good luck.

Gordon

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