Thanks rocky! I know that will save me a bunch of time. -Dave
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of rocky hill Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 7:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Roller rockers An easy way to do this procedure is set your engine at TDC on number one, you can than set exhaust on 1,3,4,8 intake on 1,2,5,7 than turn the engine one full revolution back to TDC you will now be in the firing position for mumber 6, than do exhaust on 2,5,6,7, and intake on 3,4,6,8, simple as that,this is the procedure from any shop manual you might find, this is also the accepted practice that any Chevrolet shop would use. now that you know what order to do them in, back off the adjusting nut until lash is felt at the pushrod,turn the adjusting nut in until all lash is gone, when all endplay is gone between pushrod and rocker arm, than turn adjusting nut an additional 1/2 to 3/4 turn and your done. Rocky Hill My66SS http://www.geocities.com/rocks66ss --- Dave Studly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeff, > > I'm about to undertake the same project here. I'm > going to set the motor to > TDC on #1 (both valves closed) and check the tension > on the pushrods. I'll > then swap on the rollers on #1, and adjust to the > same tension. Rotate > crankshaft clockwise 90 degrees. Now do #8 the same > way. Repeat for each > cylinder in the firing order (1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2). I'm > sure my method is > overly-tedious, but I'm not sure how else to do it. > Maybe someone with a > solid cam (ie- someone who does lots of valve > adjustments!) can offer a > quicker method? > > -Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Jeff Bisnett > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 12:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Roller rockers > > > Hi Guys > > I had my 327 rebuilt and put it back in the car can > anyone tell me the best > way to set or adjust the roller rockers. I'm using > hydraulic lifters. > > Thanks > > Jeff 67 Malibu > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit > www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
