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Adjusting valves can be confusing, especially if you don't have instructions written down for your specific motor
or if you really don't understand the whole picture.

I adjust valves this way and find it to be the easiest and most universal method.

It doesn't matter what motor your working on, whether it is a 6 cyl a V8 , V12 a Harley or a VW -whatever.

You don't have to turn the motor to this cylinder to watch that cylinder to adjust x y and z on this one and turn it
180 to adjust p q t on that one. Or go past 180 and have to go around again and forget whether you were doing an intake or exhaust.
That way is motor specific and the method has issues with things like -wrong information, forgetting where you are in the process, 4-7 firing order swap
on a SB Chevy, big overlap cams or whatever unknown or assumed things in the motor that can effect valve timing.

With this method you can start on any cylinder and go in any order...right side first, left side first, front to rear, back to front, firing order -whatever.

Pull all of the plugs, hook up a remote starter and pick a cylinder. You can do one cylinder at a time. You can do it according to the firing order.
Or you can do it totally random. I use a bright yellow marker and put a dot on the rocker after it is adjusted.

Adjust the intake valve when the exhaust valve opens

Adjust the exhaust valve when the intake closes

It's SO easy.

Greg