I see in the manual/owner's book that the clearance is 0.008 cold and hot (E 0.006) and (I 0.004).
This seems a little "tight". Is this was most people run? I tend to set cold and rarely go back and adjust hot. I did install new valves, if that makes any difference
rusty
Rusty,
When I did my valves in my 48 I set them using the cold setting and the engine ran fine with no excessive tapped noise. I never went back and did the hot adjustment because the engine worked fine. I am a firm believer in the saying, If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Good luck, My 2 cents.., Chet...