[SEL] Fairbank Morse Z Style D (ShoeBox/SaltBlock) Status Update

[FRM8198 at aol.com]

In a message dated 03/01/2005 6:24:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com writes:

Don't  quite understand shimming the valves but probably will when I dig into 
 mine.  
Rick,
Go to this site: _http:_ (http://www.old-engine.com/fmzd.htm) 
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14. Checking and Adjusting Valve Clearance - Remove the crankcase  cover 
(16B) Then measure the valve clearance on low cam. The clearance should be  .005" 
to .007". If necessary to adjust the clearance, remove the camshaft and  
withdraw the valve tappets (3841). Take out the disc (3844) and the shims  (1881A) 
and (1881B) from the tappet and adjust the shims to give the proper  
clearance. Shim (1881A) is .031" thick, and shims (1881B) are .003" thick. When  
replacing the shim and the disc in the tappet be sure to insert the shim first,  as 
the hard steel disc must bear against the end of the valve stem. Check the  
clearance after the camshaft has been replaced, and be sure that the gears are  
meshed properly. (See paragraph 12.)


My  dipstick doesn't have a stop on it and  hopefully you could shed some  
light on this when yours arrives.
The oil dipstick is made from a ½" pipe plug.  This plug has a  ¼" dia hole 
drilled through it.  The original looks like it has a large ¼"  dia cotter pin 
inserted into the pipe plug.  The fix I have in mind is to  make an ¼" dia eye 
bolt (without thread), insert into the pipe plug  hole, and then braze it to 
the pipe plug.  I intend to file a fill  mark on the part that goes into the 
crankcase.  I am going to determine the  position of this mark after I put a 
quart of oil in the  crankcase.






Francis Maciel
Santa Maria, CA