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After lapping the cylinders to the heads, which BTW was not the nightmare I thought it would be, I am at the point of doing the valve adjustment. A little background first: I removed my drive train for the first time in over 17 years a few months ago and I have been going through it to replace seals, nuts, bolts, and general clean-up. After re-installing I discovered the cylinders / heads were leaking. I think it became more evident after sealing off other exhaust leaks. So, I had to remove the drivetrain again, and again I am in the process of reassembling.
The first time I did the valve adjustment I was not comfortable at all about my work but this time around after having the motor apart and really getting a good look at how things work and fit together I have a much better idea. That stated I have run into a problem...
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I decided to do one cylinder at a time which at this point means I only have the #3 rockers installed. All the other cylinders do not have their rockers installed. Is this a problem? Should I install the rockers for ALL the cylinders before I get started?
I put my #3 cylinder at TDC using the Flywheel notch as my TDC indicator and then scribed the impeller.
After installing the rockers I realized that I didn't have clearance between the adjusting screw and the valve. I didn't measure them when I removed them so I don't know if the was a problem before removal.
Any help would be much appreciated... I would really like to be driving my car this weekend.
