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Originally Posted by dono50
Have a couple of loud lifters upon initial startup, otherwise runs good, I guess I screwed up the valve lash. Did not use adjustable lifters.
Next years project but other than using a stethoscope how can I isolate the cylinder/cylinders ? Don’t think pulling the spark plug wires one by one will work. Comments
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That will not work you have to get in there with a feeler and find who is loose.
Whoever is loose then off comes the heads. I'm really not fond of adjustable
lifters either. I would find the loose one pop that out and measure the length
of the valve and compare with a new valve which dementions are in the book.
Remember we are dealing with thousands. A sheet of paper is like .004 thou
which seems so minute but say the intake should be .010 + .004 equals
.014 there is your tick. The exhaust should be .014 plus the sheet of paper
is now .018 theirs your tick. Now what? reface present valves, or new valves
then most don't like this, but I would just clean up the seats with a fine stone. Now with a good feeling, you're all good and new, now with valve guide in put in new valve in, and feeler gauge it. MAKE sure the cam is on its heal. We are on #1 exhaust, we want to hit .014 say you get more than
.014 like .016 then the valve has to be faced off a tight .002 thou. now too
tight then the stem has to be ground. Keep in mind we are splitting heirs.
Unlike carpentry we measure 5 times and grind 5 times . Takes a while and
how they did it, with expensive preset jigs 16 valves at time 5 seconds I hope this is understandable best I can write but this way, that engine will be as quiet as a cat on attack mode. Silent sam