D6 5R timing/valve setting procedure

Hello unstyled
You are on the right track. Starting from TDC the piston moves down for the Intake then up for compression then down for power then up for exhaust. If there is no valve clearance when you have it on TDC after the compression stroke then you may have found why the engine was running rough. The second time you had number one on TDC it was either on exhaust or intake stroke depending on which way you turned the engine. I assume you have identified which is the intake valve and which is exhaust.
There should be a third mark on the flywheel for cylinders 3 and 4

Ah ha! The only thing in question was the third timing mark (TC 3&4) didn't know it was there on the flywheel, thanks PhilC. So....... after turning the flywheel to the TC 1&6 mark on #1 compression, I'll set the valves, turn till TC 2&5 show, set the valves and turn to TC 3&4, setting the valves. I planned on setting the fuel injection pumps at the same time I set the valves. I assume setting them in the same order as the valve numbers is correct? Thanks for the reply PhilC, I appreciate it.

Make sure the decompression lever is in the run position.

Good to know ChuckC, thanks.

Its not quite that simple but close.Firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4 so you turn the crank until number one is on TDC compression stroke set both valves on number one. Turn the crank until #5 is on TDC set both valves on #5 and then turn it until #3 is on TDC etc until all six are set. You cannon adjust two cylinders at once as even though two cylinders will be at TDC only one will be on compression stroke.

ChuckC makes a very good point but it should move the valve more than what you described and it should only affect the inlet valve.

I thought you would need to turn the flywheel around to the specific firing order on each mark. Thanks.

Hi all,
I could be corrected, but I thought that the compression release acted only on the intake valves and not the exhaust valves.