ST3 Valve clearance check and adjustment and rambling

Checking the valve clearances on an ST3 the way I do it and a bit of an adjustment and the inevitable rambling.

[@MBACCR]

Nice work, Brad - thank you for taking the time to create these clips

[@michelbelka5763]

👍très bonne explication, il faut que je regarde l’autre vidéo pour le calcul des pastilles. Merci

[@villanoz4921]

Thanks Brad for sharing the knowledge.

[@xyesman5519]

Hi, i was happy to discover your channel, after your website which i've found very helpfull when it comes to set up tps and so on.
During this vid, you mentionned monsters with 3 valves heads? I'm curious of these..

[@hallatuuli]

Very informative video. What are you using as a ”leg” that rests against shim in dial indicator?

[@bradthebikeboy]

a little black plastic piece that came with the dial indicator (i think). i have a few of them so i expect they were supplied with them.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Do the valve seats tend to settle in a bit and stop moving around after 30k km’s then?

[@bradthebikeboy]

don't know, maybe the seats or valve faces work harden somewhat? but i've seen it on a few of them.

[@L0Pen]

for openers 0.10-0.15 and closers 0.05-0.1 mm ?

[@bradthebikeboy]

i like closers close to 0.05mm. but some of the st3 need 0.25mm combined (opening + closing) clearance on the inlet valves to stop the cam binding as it rotates.

[@Eduardo-fc4nm]

👍👍🇪🇸

[@unemployedducatista9997]

Interesting story about the Monster 3v air-cooled.
Actually Kaenma has an engine for sale:
www.ducati-kaemna.com/catalog/special-offers-new-and-used-parts/motoren/650-3v-ducati-prototype-engine-new.html

[@bradthebikeboy]

that's cool as. pity they didn't make it, but it probably has as much to do with placement in the range as anything else.

[@leeengelsman1855]

It all seems out of focus too far away and overhead is the wrong view it should be side view.

[@bradthebikeboy]

yes, the production team took the day off.