Thanks for your replies all. Your responses confirm that I have been indeed doing it right. So I'm a bit confused as to why if I set #1 at TDC and set the valves, then when I go to do #2 why does #1 have a significant amount of clearance again? Does this indicate a cam problem? I guess I'm just getting frustrated becuase I've been tweaking this about 5 or 6 times now to get it right and it just doesn't seem to want to come together. The only time the car runs well and smooth is backed off to .006", but it loud as hell (relatively). If I zero them out (hot with the lifters pumped up), my car starts fine but begins to run rough and make odd noises out the tailpipe after sitting a while. If I turn them in past zero, the car will barely start and runs like crap (but quiet as you could want). I know my lifters are bleeding off too fast and getting squishy in a hurry. The car has 160000 miles on it so I imagine the lifters could do with a replacement anyway, I'm just also curious about the cam. I can live with the valves clearanced, but I sure would like to have my car sound quiet like it should... BTW my heads are new (yeah I should have changed the lifters then.. I know). Also what's the P# for the collapsable pushrod tubes at BD, I see a couple different ones each time I search?. -Nate '84 Frustralia |
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