Date:         Wed, 2 Oct 2013 14:05:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject:      Re: Valve adjust after head job
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it's real easy to do it like this...
position engine on # 1 TDC to fire ......and not distributor points to
notch on side of dist.

Adust # 1 valves.
Rotate engine one half turn backwards ( counterclockwise on the crank ,
and  it's handy to mark the flywheel with a spot of bright touch paint,
so you can see at a glance when 2 and 4 are on tdc ) ...
then adjust # 2 cyl.
then another 1/2 turn backwardds ..
adjust 3,
one more 1/2 turn backwards , then adjust 4.

on a level/horizontal engine ..assemble the rocker arms onto the
pushrods to there's just a little tension on the pushrods ..
reach down into the push rod tube with a long slender screwdriver ...
you'll feel the end of the push rod drop into the center of the lifter.
keep doing this untl you have them all seated..
eyeball in there with a small inspection flashlite to visually confirm
each push rod is centered in the lifte.r
and evenly tighten down the rocker assembly .



On 10/2/2013 1:52 PM, Craig Cowan wrote:
> Sadly no engine Stand.
> So if notch up gives me cylinder one, and notch down would then be cylinder 4, where do I place the other two?
>
> Am I right in just snugging the valves until they touch until the engine had run and the lifters settled/pumped up?
>
> -craig
>
> On Oct 2, 2013, at 4:41 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's actually 180 degrees of crankshaft rotation between #1 and #4 TDC.
>>
>> If you have the engine in a stand, orienting the pushrods vertically makes assembly easier. Otherwise use a flashlight to make sure the pushrods are seated.
>>
>> <https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/chWBpTJ3hQ75p7AJfzkdftMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink>
>>
>>
>> Angus
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> So I put heads on an engine. The lifters seem firm, pushrods are straight.
>>>
>>> Now what?
>>>
>>> Set to tdc #1 and adjust valves in just until contacting? Then turn main pulley 90* and repeat I cylinder 4?
>>>
>>> What's the trick to keepin the pushrods in the center of the lifter while getting them onto the rocker assembly?
>>>
>>> Thanks!!
>>> -craig