Ok...since you have hydraulic lifters....do the adjusting with the engine off...set your 1 piston a tdc...loosen the rocker arm till you have lash( up and down clearance) then tighten till you don't...no up and down clearance but can still easily wiggle side ways back and forth...then give one full turn and that will set you half way down the lifter. Machinist swears by it...really easy to do to since you can take the side covers off. Good luck....new set of lifters isn't to pricy either. TJ

Last edited by TJ's Chevy; 01/03/2015 5:28 PM.


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1964 GMC 1500 LWB 305E V6/ SM420 "Crustine"
1977 C20 LWB 496/turbo400(soon to be 572)
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