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Old 09-02-2019, 09:34 PM   #41
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For "olden timerz" or anyone else, the simplest method to remember is, start at #1 ex and go straight down the line. Just mark each one with chalk after it is done.
When you get to the point where you can't see the chalk marks, get your grand son to help you...
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Old 09-02-2019, 09:48 PM   #42
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Can't remember s___t.
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Old 09-02-2019, 09:50 PM   #43
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Ya ya... you remember all the good stuff Alan. I've followed you for a long time. You've been everywhere.
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Old 09-02-2019, 10:00 PM   #44
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Nope, not everywhere. Not going down there just yet, please.
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Old 09-03-2019, 03:20 AM   #45
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I use the technique where you set the motor to a particular position and can adjust 6 valves, then another position and you can do 6 more, then a final position and the last 4 get done.

I would imagine the post above about using the wheel to turn the motor would benefit from this method as it involves the least amount of motor turning.

I got the method from a Motors manual.

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Old 09-03-2019, 11:02 AM   #46
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Mart, that's too easy. Your helper would fall asleep in between changing positions.
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Old 09-03-2019, 09:28 PM   #47
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I had Chevy 6's back in the day, which were easy peasy to adjust while running. The last one I did was in a '55 tudor, back in 1968. As I recall, the only real messes were due to being too cheap to install a new valve cover gasket when you're done.
Trouble with those Chevies was that the valve stems wore into the rocker arm faces and would chew up a feeler gauge if you tried to adjust while running! You couldn't get an accurate adjustment with the engine off, either.
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Old 09-03-2019, 09:47 PM   #48
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There are instructions for adjustable lifters I used once (can't find them now), spark plugs out, carb blocked open, one rear wheel off the ground, tranny in reverse, adjust two valves per position, helper turns wheel to next position... Well, I guess you don't really need those instructions, but helpful to know which 2 valves to watch per position. Or was it 4 valves per?... I do remember it seemed easier to do one bank complete, then move to the other side.
"tranny in reverse"? That helper must have been a real gorilla! Plus, turning the engine that fast must have made it a real bear to stop at exactly the right position. Much, much easier to put the trans in high!
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Old 09-04-2019, 01:34 AM   #49
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"tranny in reverse"? That helper must have been a real gorilla! Plus, turning the engine that fast must have made it a real bear to stop at exactly the right position. Much, much easier to put the trans in high!
See? I told you I'm afflicted with CRS.
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If you play a country song backwards, what do you get? ......all your stuff back. Ya lame but a good street joke.


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