I was about to jump in on this one, but since someone had already done a copy/paste of my timing method, I decided to see if that was sufficient. I teach all my students that static timing method, and another, similar procedure for adjusting valves, and it's surprising how long they remember it.
One of my guys won a $100.00 bet with his uncle, who runs a shop in a nearby town, over adjusting hydraulic lifters. They had been attempting an engine-running adjustment on a 350 engine all day, with no success, when he got home from school. He offered to do a "companion cylinder" adjustment with the engine stopped. The uncle claimed it was impossible, and bet him a C-note he couldn't do it. This boy has some real class- - - -he not only did the adjustment; he was so confident in his work that he bolted the valve covers on. The engine fired up without a single rattle, and he said "Pay me!" The uncle never questioned him again, to the best of my knowledge!
Jerry
Last edited by Hotrod Lincoln; 11/04/2007 3:57 PM.
