Valve setting: simple methods of setting the plain slide valve. Meyer cut-off. Corliss. and poppet types (1908)
Collins, Hubert Edwin, 1872- · New York [etc.] Hill publishing company · leaf 210
to operating engineers lacking exact information on the subject. Referring to Fig. 199, when the engine crank pin is on either the top AIR COMPRESSORS 199 or bottom dead center, set the wrist plate exactly central; that is, whenthe piston is at the top or bottom of the stroke, the pins M M should… … FIG. 199. inlet pins B D are inches from the horizontal line, and adjust the valve stems G G until each of the top inlet valves are lapped inches. Next turn the engine over, set the piston at the bottom of the stroke, thewrist plate again being central, adjust the valve stems H H until each of
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