gabe
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WOO WHOO I talked my wife into letting me bring the dog in the house and out of this cold weather/garage. I am installing rocker box gaskets (and other assorted gaskets) and tappets (Thanks Andrew!). It feels like I've read every thread on this (all 800 of them) at least twice. And I think I've got it just please let me know I've got it straight.
I've got the two awesome sticky'd pushrod adjustment and rocker removal threads printed out. I am installing tappets WITHOUT limiters.
My understanding is basically when adjusting the pushrods I can do one cylinder (both pushrods) at the same time IF I'm on the compression stroke for that cylinder, meaning both pushrods are at their lowest (closest to the cam) point in their travel. I unscrew or extend them until I get zero lash (finger adjust only).
Then unscrew/extend another 4 turns (thus opening the valves a little).
HERE IS WHERE I NEED verification so I get that warm fuzzy feeling. Basically at this point I expect to be done and adjusted to about the middle of the tappet. After the bleed down time my check to see that I can now easily spin the pushrod is just a verification? Just to make sure it's bled down and the valve is seating entirely? so I'm basically leaving it at this point just unscrewing a bit to make sure it's free and then put it back where it was after bleed down...IF it's tight I probably need to start over and probably log back into the forum and talk to you all
I've got the two awesome sticky'd pushrod adjustment and rocker removal threads printed out. I am installing tappets WITHOUT limiters.
My understanding is basically when adjusting the pushrods I can do one cylinder (both pushrods) at the same time IF I'm on the compression stroke for that cylinder, meaning both pushrods are at their lowest (closest to the cam) point in their travel. I unscrew or extend them until I get zero lash (finger adjust only).
Then unscrew/extend another 4 turns (thus opening the valves a little).
HERE IS WHERE I NEED verification so I get that warm fuzzy feeling. Basically at this point I expect to be done and adjusted to about the middle of the tappet. After the bleed down time my check to see that I can now easily spin the pushrod is just a verification? Just to make sure it's bled down and the valve is seating entirely? so I'm basically leaving it at this point just unscrewing a bit to make sure it's free and then put it back where it was after bleed down...IF it's tight I probably need to start over and probably log back into the forum and talk to you all
