Valve Adjustment (Finally)

Leo · 07-01-2007, 01:56 AM

Hi All

I finally worked up the courage to tackle a valve adjustment on my 2006 Lifan LF200GY-5 at 2500 kms.

Luckily on this bike, the valve cover (OHV) has plenty of clearance between it and the frame and came off easily. This was my biggest concern after reading about others having to drop their engines.

The clearances were, if anything a little over. I adjusted the intake to .002" and the exhaust to .003". I initially used the kick starter to spin the engine, but found it hard to control the crankshaft movement. I then removed the oval shaped chrome cover below the timing mark opening and used a socket on the nut. Once I found the "T" mark, I put a mark on my socket extension so that I could more easily tell when the timing mark was coming up.

The valve cover, timing mark opening and side cover all have "O ring" type gaskets so they can be re-used.

This turned out to be a pretty easy job!

07-01-2007, 01:56 AM	#1
Leo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Langley BC, Canada Posts: 34	Valve Adjustment (Finally) Hi All I finally worked up the courage to tackle a valve adjustment on my 2006 Lifan LF200GY-5 at 2500 kms. Luckily on this bike, the valve cover (OHV) has plenty of clearance between it and the frame and came off easily. This was my biggest concern after reading about others having to drop their engines. The clearances were, if anything a little over. I adjusted the intake to .002" and the exhaust to .003". I initially used the kick starter to spin the engine, but found it hard to control the crankshaft movement. I then removed the oval shaped chrome cover below the timing mark opening and used a socket on the nut. Once I found the "T" mark, I put a mark on my socket extension so that I could more easily tell when the timing mark was coming up. The valve cover, timing mark opening and side cover all have "O ring" type gaskets so they can be re-used. This turned out to be a pretty easy job!
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