O.K. be easy on me, bought a 1958 235, that a guy had in a 1958 Impala 3 speed with over drive, had it for about three years have always used an electric drill and ran the oil pump, had a foot starer put lots of Marvel oil in the spark plug and turned it over. Now the numbers on the block CON 4 E 138 above starter block 3836848 , do I have solid or hyd lifters ?? Finally got it in a 1949 3100, a few weeks back got a new fuel tank new fuel line new fuel pump new carburetor new distributor cap , rotor new plug wires new points new plugs . O.K. tried to start , all it would do is pop back up the carburetor . Got the distributor installed , with the BB at the pointer ,and the rotor at 6 o"clock in the correct firing order, clockwise . O.K I have done a search the valves need adjusting ...... been to three state fairs four goat fu----- and one war, have never adjusted valves . On a search , it says put the flywheel on the triangle and adjust the valves cold at .016 exhaust and .010 intake , is this right ? seems funing to adjust all the valves in one place, when the cylinders all in a difference place,some maybe intake,some exhaust some in between . Or is there something I'm missing. Please help, easy I"m over 70 !!!
