adjusting valve lash
Team Owner
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From: Greenville, Indiana
This is the way it should be done.........hot and running.My bet is the engine plant adjusted the valves as part of the initial assembly before the engine was altogether. Solid and hydraulic lifters both.
That said, I've always done it the way you described.
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From: Fresno California
Makes one wonder how the engine plant did it when the engine was built doesn't it?
My bet is the engine plant adjusted the valves as part of the initial assembly before the engine was altogether. Solid and hydraulic lifters both.
That said, I've always done it the way you described.
My bet is the engine plant adjusted the valves as part of the initial assembly before the engine was altogether. Solid and hydraulic lifters both.
That said, I've always done it the way you described.
When I assembled my '61's engine a month ago, I did exactly that. The 'hot and running' check I did after fire -up verified that I got them right during assembly, so I simply re-installed the valve covers and moved on. I'm always more comfortable when I KNOW none of the valves are too tight.
