Re: Adjusting valves another way

[Tom Watters <tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gary H,

What you described is how I set the adjustables on my 440, and on my 
273.  Seemed the easiest route for me.

If for some odd reason someone put a 4-7 swap cam in, would have to make 
sure to adjust order to match.

--Tom

Gary Futrell wrote:
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> It appears lightly different, but this is basically the way that I've
> always adjusted valves on a V8. Adjust half on the #1 firing position
> ( correct valves ! ) and the other half on the #6 firing position.
> When I was 16 I took my 64 Chebbie with solid lifter 396 transplant to
> a speed shop to adjust the valves. It came back running poorly and the
> guy had also bolted down one of my plug wires under the valve cover.
> No one ever worked on my cars after that.
>
>   Gary F.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have adjusted solid lifter valves just going front to back with a feeler gauge, I then E, one bank at a time.
> >
> > But I was reading a Web page that said that claims "you need to forget about...all that information that many individuals (and books) have taught you in the past."
> >
> > They say (on http://www.centuryperformance.com/adjusting-valve-lash-spg-149.html )  the only way to accurately adjust is to make adjustments on "opposite" valves on the engine cycle.
> >
> > So a 318 Poly firing order 18436572 which means:
> >
> > Cylinder Numbering:
> > Driver Side bank, front to back
> > 1
> > 3
> > 5
> > 7
> >
> > Passenger Side bank, front to back
> > 2
> > 4
> > 6
> > 8
> >
> > .010 (hot) Intake Valve Adjustment:   ENGINE OFF!
> >
> > *with #1 cylinder Intake Valve at full valve lift .... Adjust #6 Intake Valve
> > *with #8 cylinder Intake Valve at full valve lift .... Adjust #5 Intake Valve
> > *with #4 cylinder Intake Valve at full valve lift .... Adjust #7 Intake Valve
> > *with #3 cylinder Intake Valve at full valve lift .... Adjust #2 Intake Valve
> > *with #6 cylinder Intake Valve at full valve lift .... Adjust #1 Intake Valve
> > *with #5 cylinder Intake Valve at full valve lift .... Adjust #8 Intake Valve
> > *with #7 cylinder Intake Valve at full valve lift .... Adjust #4 Intake Valve
> > *with #2 cylinder Intake Valve at full valve lift .... Adjust #3 Intake Valve
> >
> > .018 (hot) Exhaust Valve Adjustment:   ENGINE OFF!
> >
> > ... this is the same procedure and sequence as the intake valves listed above. Only now you are adjusting ONLY the exhaust valves the same way.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary H.
> >
> >
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