Tappet setting T35 Mark 1

[grav220]

Sorry to keep bothering you guys with questions but here is another query.
The books say set the tappets at 0.002" with a cold engine, but when browsing the forum I noticed that someone, I think it may have been Eddie, said to set them at 0.005". What is the current thinking please?
I had the bike running yesterday after a bit of trouble setting a reliable (ish) tick over and took it for a short run. Feels quite nice. Always needs a prod on the ticklers to start even when hot so a carb strip is the next thing on the list.
Happy biking in the sunshine.
Graham

[eddie]

Graham,
             According to the handbooks, the tappet clearance should be .002" for the T35 Mk1, and .005" for Mk3 - 5 machines, and .025" for the Plus series. (All clearances set with the engine cold).

  Regards,
                Eddie.

[grav220]

Thanks once again Eddie
G

[EW-Ron]

Been discussed before, for the regular T35

https://www.douglasmotorcycles.net/index.php?topic=5221.0

25 thou for the Plus models sounds well on the generous side ?
Hot cams ?
Hot motor ??

No accounting for what appears in army type stuff sometimes ...