Adjusting Valves
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Adjusting Valves Well I just got done adjudting the valves on my car. I ran the car for a few minutes and then shut it off. I was looking at the rockers and noticed some were still loose. is it normal to still have a little play in them onece you adjust them?
Once the engine shuts off, lifters will bleed down. Some faster than others. It is normal to have a bit of play yes. What is important is no excessive valvetrain noise is being heard when the engine is running.
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Even solid lifters have a tiny tiny bit of play, so you're alright 
How'd you adjust them? Piston @ TDC on the firing cyl (#1 is easiest to start), and adjust till you notice a small bit of resistance while you're twisting the pushrod with your fingers, then 1/4 turn past that point. Turn the engine 90* and move to the next cyl in the firing order (#8 assuming you started at #1), rinse, repeat. There's a bit faster method with having cyl #1 and #6 @ TDC and you can go through and tighten the intakes and exhausts on certain cyl, but I won't get into that heh.
How'd you adjust them? Piston @ TDC on the firing cyl (#1 is easiest to start), and adjust till you notice a small bit of resistance while you're twisting the pushrod with your fingers, then 1/4 turn past that point. Turn the engine 90* and move to the next cyl in the firing order (#8 assuming you started at #1), rinse, repeat. There's a bit faster method with having cyl #1 and #6 @ TDC and you can go through and tighten the intakes and exhausts on certain cyl, but I won't get into that heh.
There's a bit faster method with having cyl #1 and #6 @ TDC and you can go through and tighten the intakes and exhausts on certain cyl, but I won't get into that heh.
I use the intake valve open, exhaust close method. It's the safest and most accurate
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Even solid lifters have a tiny tiny bit of play, so you're alright
How'd you adjust them? Piston @ TDC on the firing cyl (#1 is easiest to start), and adjust till you notice a small bit of resistance while you're twisting the pushrod with your fingers, then 1/4 turn past that point. Turn the engine 90* and move to the next cyl in the firing order (#8 assuming you started at #1), rinse, repeat. There's a bit faster method with having cyl #1 and #6 @ TDC and you can go through and tighten the intakes and exhausts on certain cyl, but I won't get into that heh.
How'd you adjust them? Piston @ TDC on the firing cyl (#1 is easiest to start), and adjust till you notice a small bit of resistance while you're twisting the pushrod with your fingers, then 1/4 turn past that point. Turn the engine 90* and move to the next cyl in the firing order (#8 assuming you started at #1), rinse, repeat. There's a bit faster method with having cyl #1 and #6 @ TDC and you can go through and tighten the intakes and exhausts on certain cyl, but I won't get into that heh.
Yea i did it with the TDC #1 and 6 method.
But I thought it was 3/4 turn??
