Engine Installation; Engine Maintenance Service; Ignition Timing; Checking And Adjusting Procedures - Suzuki Samurai 1986 Service Manual

3-7. ENGINE INSTALLATION

1) Lower engine with transmission into vehicle,
but do not remove lifting device.
2) Tighten engine mounting bracket bolts
(right and left) and transmission mounting
bolts to specification. Refer to p. 3-58.
3) Remove lifting device.
4) Reverse removal procedures for installation
of remainder.
5) Adjust accelerator cable play and clutch
cable play.
6) Connect vacuum hoses securely. Refer to
section 5 "EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM"
for correct connection.
7) Connect wire harnesses and couplers secure-
8) Tighten bolts and nuts to specified torque.
For individual specification, refer to each
section.
9) Fill specified amount of specified trans-
mission oil and engine oil. For the detail,
refer to SECTION 1 PERIODIC MAINTE-
NANCE SERVICE of this manual.
10) After adjusting water pump belt tension to
specification, fill specified amount of engine
cooling water.
11) Before starting engine, check again to ensure
that all parts once disassembled or discon-
nected are back in place securely.
12)Start engine and check ignition timing. If
it is not to specified timing, adjust it, referr-
ing to SECTION 8 of this manual.
13) After engine is started, check for oil leak,
abnormal noise and other malcondition.
Also, check each part for operation.

3-8. ENGINE MAINTENANCE SERVICE

Fan
Belt
Adjust belt tension as outlined in SECTION 6
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM (p. 6-10).

Ignition Timing

Refer to IGNITION TIMING, Page 8-9.
Carburetor
TION 4 (p. 4-19).
Valve Lash (Clearance)
Valve lash specifications:
Valve lash refers to gap between rocker arm
adjusting screw and valve stem. Use a thickness
gauge to measure this gap @.
When cold
(Coolant tempe-
rature is 15 - 25%
Valve lash
or 69 - 77'F)
0.13 - 0.17 mm
cation (0.0051 - 0.0067 in) (0.009 - 0.011 in)
0.16 -0.20 mm
(0.0063 - 0.0079 in) (0.0102 - 0.0116 in)
Screw lock nut 15 - 19 N.m
Adjusting screw
Valve stem
Fig. 3-8-l

Checking and adjusting procedures:

NOTE:
Refer to Fig. 3-3-11 of SECTION 3 for
l
cylinder numbers (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and
No. 4) mentioned in this section.
When adjustment becomes necessary in step
l
make adjustment by turning adjusting screw.
After adjustment, tighten lock nut to specifi-
ed torque while holding adjusting screw
stationary with straight headed screwdriver,
and then make sure again that gap @ is
within specification.
When hot
(Coolant tempa-
rature is 60 - 66'C
or 140 - 154'F)
0.23 - 0.27 mm
0.26 - 0.30 mm
(1.5 - 1.9 kg-m, 11 .O - 13.5 lb-ft)
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