Techincal challenge

[diesel falcon]

hi,

i need some help,i need to find out the valve clearances on my engine,s, and the method of checking them,and don,t really want to buy a manual,as these are also very difficult to get hold of,

the engine is a mercruiser d180ac turbo ,it,s a bit different as it has 5 cylinders,

i ve looked in most of the obvious places,

trev

[Guest]

Hi trev,

Doug ashley marine (other side of the bridge to us at st olaves) might be able to give some advice as I know he is a mercruiser specialist. He did our BSS on jupes and was very helpful with other technical stuff, though I am sure you will find someone on here with invaluable "free" advice

adam... : : :

[Guest]

sorry trev...

perhaps that was the "obvious place"

adam...

[Antares_9]

Isn't that the same lump fitted to Volvo cars like the old 760? perhaps there may be a resource on one of the car forums.

[diesel falcon]

Thanks Adam,

i might have to resort to doug,but don,t want to use up all my favours!! the word"free" i like!!

[MY littleboat]

Isn't that the same lump fitted to Volvo cars like the old 760? perhaps there may be a resource on one of the car forums.

Probably not, as Mercruiser have been tied to General Motors for many years, more likely a Cummins engine and not a volvo!

Derek, have a look at this site as if you scroll down there are many service manuals for the 3.7 lt Mercruiser engines in .pdf format and all free

http://pdfservicemanual.com/ebook/170-mercruiser

(170/180/190 engine blocks essentially the same but you may be able to find a more specific reference

Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will find many .pdf reference and service manuals.. Also have a search on the site and you may find exactly the original service manual for your engines

Gav

[MY littleboat]

Just read '5' cylinders... in that case probably a Chevrolet 5 ltr block or a BMW traded and built under license... as someone above has mentioned, contact the specialist as I'm sure they will offer at least some free advice!! Hope to see you on the river soon!

[diesel falcon]

Thanks gav,

i believe it,s an bmw derived engine/block,which is i think is still used by cummings,but thanks for your time

regards,Trev

all this for a noisey tappet!!

[MY littleboat]

On the other hand, maybe this equation will help

Noisy tappetry + Captain's fettling = 'Character of the Boat'

Try this link too - worth a go, called ask a boat mechanic, they claim to give a fast answer.. not sure if its free though

http://www.justanswer.com/tags/boat/Mer ... 4wodEUQNjg

[Stranger]

you may find what your looking for Trev on this site

http://www.perfprotech.com/store/default.aspx