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Originally Posted by kitcarbp
All good points to learn from here. I get the axial test is best compared to spinning the push rod. One last question. I plan to do mine cold and not a running engine. However since my engine has not been run in 4 months , isnt it best if I start it up to run it long enough to get the lifters pumped up fully and then let the engine cool back down before retorquing the heads and setting the lash ? I'm concerned that a lifter with no oil in it since it has not run in 4 months may be harder to "feel" when the plunger is compressing while setting the lash. I dont have a feel for how long it takes my lifters to bleed down so thats why I ask. Common sense tells me the oil has drained from the lifter after sitting so long. What are your thoughts ? |
re-torquing the heads needs to be done on a cold engine, I always like to get an engine up to operating temp before checking/re-setting valve lash.....that way lifters are full of hot
oil and things have heated up enough to "grow" to whatever they will, after all, this is how your engine will be operated.....
I'd do the valves first, then when finished just put the valve covers on the heads,no need to bolt them back down, just on to keep debris out, let it sit overnight and re-torue heads in the morning on a cold engine, that way, you'll only have to take the valve covers off once.....
David