Re: Hyd valve adjustment

Hi Rich,

I've found with the cam on base circle you can tighten the adjuster to remove all the slack and then by pushing down or levering down with the rocker arm you can feel the plunger traveling inside the lifter. The lifter must be empty of oil, thus you can feel the return spring.This is the clearance you have to work with. As others have stated the clearance is not too fussy and many shoot for middle of travel. One trick you can use is to adjust the plunger to keep it at the very top of its range. This will allow a couple of hundred more RPM before valve float.

Mike LeFevre

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 12:27 AM, Richard Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a cam, lifters and pushrods that are to convert my poly from solids to hydraulic. They were not offered in 1964 so my manual doesn't give any info. I was of the opinion that the procedure was to rotate the cam to baseline on a valve, tighten just to take up the slack and then turn it X turns after that. I also need the value of X if this is correct :-) Can anyone verify this or give me the proper method? I do realize the lifter needs to be pumped up for the process and I can do this by running the oil pump with a drill motor.

Any input will be appreciated.

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr LeRoar 324 poly w/goodies

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