Solid lifter valve lash made simple?
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Solid lifter valve lash made simple?
Again, but I can't get the search function to work. I had a post about a year ago but can't find it. Will this work for solid lifters?
Here's what I got out of an old Chiltons.
Chilton states to start at TDC #1 and adjust:
Exhaust: 1,3,4,8
Intake: 1,2,5,7
Rotate 360 degrees and No 6 should be at TDC. Then adjust:
Exhaust: 2,5,6,7
Intake: 3,4,6,8
Here's what I got out of an old Chiltons.
Chilton states to start at TDC #1 and adjust:
Exhaust: 1,3,4,8
Intake: 1,2,5,7
Rotate 360 degrees and No 6 should be at TDC. Then adjust:
Exhaust: 2,5,6,7
Intake: 3,4,6,8
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From: Forked River NJ
That will work but I use a method of 180 degree crank revolutions.
TDC adjust exhaust 4,8
Intake adjust 2,7
1/2 revolution 180 degrees exhaust 3,6
Intake 1,8
1/2 revolution #6 TDC exhaust 5,7
intake 3,4
1/2 revolution exhaust 1,2
intake 5,6
This is a little more precise and insures that the lifters are on the base circle. The other way will work but if you have a long duration cam there is a slight chance you could be off the base circle.
TDC adjust exhaust 4,8
Intake adjust 2,7
1/2 revolution 180 degrees exhaust 3,6
Intake 1,8
1/2 revolution #6 TDC exhaust 5,7
intake 3,4
1/2 revolution exhaust 1,2
intake 5,6
This is a little more precise and insures that the lifters are on the base circle. The other way will work but if you have a long duration cam there is a slight chance you could be off the base circle.
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From: eville in
Originally Posted by Gordonm
That will work but I use a method of 180 degree crank revolutions.
TDC adjust exhaust 4,8
Intake adjust 2,7
1/2 revolution 180 degrees exhaust 3,6
Intake 1,8
1/2 revolution #6 TDC exhaust 5,7
intake 3,4
1/2 revolution exhaust 1,2
intake 5,6
This is a little more precise and insures that the lifters are on the base circle. The other way will work but if you have a long duration cam there is a slight chance you could be off the base circle.
TDC adjust exhaust 4,8
Intake adjust 2,7
1/2 revolution 180 degrees exhaust 3,6
Intake 1,8
1/2 revolution #6 TDC exhaust 5,7
intake 3,4
1/2 revolution exhaust 1,2
intake 5,6
This is a little more precise and insures that the lifters are on the base circle. The other way will work but if you have a long duration cam there is a slight chance you could be off the base circle.
best way 
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From: Living in the Hartland
Originally Posted by Jughead
Again, but I can't get the search function to work. I had a post about a year ago but can't find it. Will this work for solid lifters?
Here's what I got out of an old Chiltons.
Chilton states to start at TDC #1 and adjust:
Exhaust: 1,3,4,8
Intake: 1,2,5,7
Rotate 360 degrees and No 6 should be at TDC. Then adjust:
Exhaust: 2,5,6,7
Intake: 3,4,6,8
Here's what I got out of an old Chiltons.
Chilton states to start at TDC #1 and adjust:
Exhaust: 1,3,4,8
Intake: 1,2,5,7
Rotate 360 degrees and No 6 should be at TDC. Then adjust:
Exhaust: 2,5,6,7
Intake: 3,4,6,8
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by Jughead
Again, but I can't get the search function to work. I had a post about a year ago but can't find it. Will this work for solid lifters?
Here's what I got out of an old Chiltons.
Chilton states to start at TDC #1 and adjust:
Exhaust: 1,3,4,8
Intake: 1,2,5,7
Rotate 360 degrees and No 6 should be at TDC. Then adjust:
Exhaust: 2,5,6,7
Intake: 3,4,6,8
Here's what I got out of an old Chiltons.
Chilton states to start at TDC #1 and adjust:
Exhaust: 1,3,4,8
Intake: 1,2,5,7
Rotate 360 degrees and No 6 should be at TDC. Then adjust:
Exhaust: 2,5,6,7
Intake: 3,4,6,8
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
I use the 90 degree method start at no 1 at 0 deg on balancer and do intake and exhaust, crank 90 degrees do the next one on the firing order and so on, fool proof.
It's nice to have a balancer marked at 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees for this method
It's nice to have a balancer marked at 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees for this method
