Rebuilt Small block-zero compression??!!!
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Bob Walker hit the nail on the head. Follow those instructions by using the feeler gauge and it will be hard to mess it up. You can spin because if there is any oil on the pushrod you can spin them way past zero lash.
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St. Jude Donor '14
The feeler gauge doesn't materially change anything - if you don't have the right feel for when you're at zero lash, you're going to tighten them too far regardless.
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St. Jude Donor '14
*chuckle* I hope there's no hard feelings anywhere 
There are a lot of ways to skin this particular cat. It's one of those things where everyone has a way they've learned to do it with little tricks and tips - but in the end, there's no way to make it a managed process....you have to learn how to do it by feel as there's really no "reference".
Job one is to ensure the lifter is on the heel of the lobe - frankly this is where I see most mistakes made. I use the companion cylinder method as it's the fastest and easiest.
There are a lot of ways to skin this particular cat. It's one of those things where everyone has a way they've learned to do it with little tricks and tips - but in the end, there's no way to make it a managed process....you have to learn how to do it by feel as there's really no "reference".Job one is to ensure the lifter is on the heel of the lobe - frankly this is where I see most mistakes made. I use the companion cylinder method as it's the fastest and easiest.
