checking solid lifter adjustment

[patrickt]

... and if you're going to set your solid lifters with the engine running, you might as well use a really big ass wrench on them to get some leverage.

[FredG]

Considering I don't own a car with solids and haven't in 50 years we should try it on yours. Where are you located? Didn't have rollers back then on the car which might make it a little harder. You are not going to tell me you pulled a valve cover just to take the wrench picture are you?

Originally Posted by patrickt

... and if you're going to set your solid lifters with the engine running, you might as well use a really big ass wrench on them to get some leverage.

[patrickt]

No, I had that pic stashed away from a few years ago when someone posted a thread saying they couldn't get the rocker lash nut loose (which is usually only torqued to about 20 ft/lbs). Anyway, it did occur to me that I own a tool that might actually work with the engine running. It is a tool similar to the old P&G Valve Gapper tool. If it didn't get thrown off the rocker, and then eat something up in the process, I think it would indeed work while the engine was running.