Firstly let me say thank you to all. If you helped a fellow stovebolter in the past or will help one in the future. We couldn't do it without you. Thanks.
I hope the following will give us all something to ponder, raise a few questions and hopefully, a few more answers. As we all know, these Old Chevy 216 and 235's require a bit of maintenance to run properly, especially when it come to valves. I read in the Chevy shop manual that the engine should be "normalized" before attempting a valve adjustment.
So here's the rub, Didn't GM Assemble these engines at room temp? Didn't they install them at room temp? Wouldn't they have had to adjust/set the valves at room temp in the factory.
There is no way GM or its dealers could have normalized the engine and adjusted the valves on every new vehicle before they were offered to the public. I guess they could have adjusted them upon the first dealer service, but how many of us take it back to the dealer unless it's warranty work?
So my question is simple: Does anyone know what the room temp valve/tappet setting is?
I sincerely appreciate any info. If I've missed something let me know, it won't be the first time.
Mannymoejack
