i have just put in a parts order for a glowplug set and a valve cover gasket along with other parts. i will be changing the glow plugs soon and i was wondering if the injector lines could be removed without damaging any seals to beter acsess the glow plugs. can it be done? my next question is what are the intake and exaust gap numbers? i have a feeler guage that reads:0.008,0.010,0.012,0.013,0.014,0.015,0.016,0.018,0.019,0.020,0.025,0.026 can anyone tell me what ones i need to use for the intake and exaust. i feel like an idiot for asking but could someone please help me with that. any ino would be GREATLY appreciated

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You can remove the entire set of injection lines as a group. It would be recommended to get a crow's foot wrench for the lines on the pump as they are quite close together. Additionally, when you put the lines back onto the injectors, make absolutely sure that you have started the nuts by hand, and have not cross threaded them, prior to using a wrench. Sometimes they can get quite stubborn because they are not exactly aligned with the injector and you must muscle them back into place and simultaneously start the thread.

The intake requires .004 clearance cold.

The exhaust requires .014 clearance cold.

Good luck.

well the lowest my new guage goes it .008 but i found my old one and it goes to .0015 but there is no .004 whats the next best size to use?

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Hmmm...go with the next best size that you have . Seriously, though, if you don't have one that's close enough you might want to invest in a new set of feeler guages. They're not expensive.

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If you are going to set the valves to the wrong size, why bother to set them at all? They are already at the wrong clearance. Stop at Poop brothers and get a proper set of feeler gauges.

Do it once.

Do it right.

yea i do need to invest in a new set. i just bought one of them today. only $3 at autozone. maybe ill go to sears tomorrow now that my check has cleared. thanks for the help u have given me.

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OK, are those clearances different than for a 617.912? I set mine to .10mm intake and .30mm exhaust, or is that just thousandts compared to mm's?
JL

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