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ok found it. It's in TM 9-2320-365-34-2 section 3-103 Intake - 0.015 in. (0.38 mm) Exhaust - 0.025 in. (0.64 mm) Ranges: Intake - 0.012 - 0.018 in. (0.30 - 0.46 mm) Exhaust - 0.022 - 0.028 in. (0.56 - 0.72 mm)

You can put a wrench on any belt driven accessory to rotate the engine. The intake/exhaust tolerances should be on a build plate on the engine.

I read somewhere the governed RPM should b 2800 with the actual red line being 2900 but I'm not sure where I read that. It seems plausible it's supposed to be 2700 given how precisely my engine went to that speed. I guess all this concern about adjustments and impairments was unnecessary. I'm...

I finally found one big reason for my poor performance. The previous owner put in a floor mat that was preventing the peddle from going all the way down. My max rpm went from 2400 to 2700 in neutral. I still need to find that missing 1000 rpm. It also now shifts great at 2500 under full...

Yeah I found that great post. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

Wow I wish I knew earlier. The gasket is half what I paid.

ok after some google searching I found the local cat dealer has it for some $38 and I did find one for under $20 shipped so that's a good deal. Is there any pressing reason the dealer sells parts so much higher than available elsewhere? Should I worry about getting sub standard parts?

On some other posts people talk about replacing the valve cover gasket. Do you think that is necessary every time I get in there?

Has anyone found any documentation on the valve adjustment interval? I can't find anything for road going vehicles only the marine engines.

Ok Cat recommends 250, 500, 1000 hours for service. The formulas I'm finding online are like: As far at what you were asking: Just use the figure 1 mile per minute, no matter theengine speed. One MPM = 60 MPH since there are 60 minutes in an hour. Thus, your 4,000 hours on the hour meter would...

After more reading about the procedure and "special" tools required I found this great article. http://schoolbusmechanic.blogspot.com/2006/08/diesel-mechanic-cat-3116-valve-and.html It looks like the only tools required are: *Dial Indicator # 1U-8869 *Contact Point # 9U-7274 *Feeler Guage #...

Looks like I need to call my local Cat dealer and price some tools/service.

Ok I just read the procedure. It says to insert the timing bolt. The required tools does not mention this bolt. It looks like a longer version of the plug bolt. Does anyone know it's size?

I just found a cat 3116 for marine engines and it says valve adjust every 2000 hours. I figure that's 12k miles. Does that sound right?

I was able to find the toolkit mentioned on google. Looking at photos of it I don't see the shim form setting the fuel rack in it. Can you confirm it is everything that is needed?