checking solid lifter adjustment

[blykins]

All I can picture is a feeler gauge set moving up and down at 1000 rpm.

[Argess]

Originally Posted by blykins

All I can picture is a feeler gauge set moving up and down at 1000 rpm.

Half that, I think.... as if it matters.

[Gaz64]

Well, my apologies to Fred.

Seems we can all learn something new, even if it is so far away from normal.

And even the majority in this thread did not believe this.

Apologies to the OP for thread deviation.

Gary

[FredG]

Gary

You had me starting to question my own sanity and saying to myself " It was a long time ago but I think that's the way we did it". If I remember, the oil splashing was a bigger issue than the adjustment.

Fred

Originally Posted by Gaz64

Well, my apologies to Fred.

Seems we can all learn something new, even if it is so far away from normal.

And even the majority in this thread did not believe this.

Apologies to the OP for thread deviation.

Gary

[Gaz64]

Here is some more info about adjusting lash:

http://www.metroli.org/pdf/WHITE%20P...Adjustment.pdf

I hope some will actually read this, and see this is really the correct way to adjust valve lash.

Note the use of .001 larger to check.

Gary

[eschaider]

Originally Posted by blykins

All I can picture is a feeler gauge set moving up and down at 1000 rpm.

The old Duntov 30/30 cams from those days used to idle about about 500 rpm or so, Brent and you are right about the feeler gauge set being in motion all the time you were using it. Thinking about it, the mental image is worse than the actual event. The other mitigating factor was the valve lift was typically down in the mid to high 0.4xx" range so it was not that big a deal. The oil was a different story — it went everywhere but somehow always found its way to you as you were doing the valve adjustment.


Ed

[FredG]

Ed.

Yes.The oil was the bigger issue than the actual adjusting. Even with the cut open valve cover and an over abundance of rags.

Fred

Originally Posted by eschaider

The old Duntov 30/30 cams from those days used to idle about about 500 rpm or so, Brent and you are right about the feeler gauge set being in motion all the time you were using it. Thinking about it, the mental image is worse than the actual event. The other mitigating factor was the valve lift was typically down in the mid to high 0.4xx" range so it was not that big a deal. The oil was a different story — it went everywhere but somehow always found its way to you as you were doing the valve adjustment.


Ed