[lespaul]

For what it is worth.

1. I used a standard feeler for my backside adjustment - around 4" long. It worked fine.

2. I checked/adjusted the cylinders in the proper order just because I did not want to mess up. The 240 degree method makes sense however. Bottom line, for the backside method, everything else was the same as the traditional method.

3 & 4. Maybe its just me, but the crow's foot feeler was of no use to me at all. Each time I tried to use it, I could not fit it in or, when I could and I double checked with the backside - the gap was too big. After a while, I just proceeded with the backside technique.

Note - while backside can be done without removing engine tin around the valve covers, I found it much easier to do with the tin off. It only took about 10 minutes to take it off and, for me, it was well worth it.

Good luck!