valve clearance

[Rusty]

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

[chetbrz]

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...