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#1551657 07/05/2024 6:39 PM
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The first valve adjustment was after the third run. Each run was 30 minutes. I posted my findings. There were some large gaps in the intake. #6,#4 and #1 were high. #5 was .002”. #2 was right on the money. The exhaust side numbers were close to the shop manual numbers of possibilities.
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New cam and lifters, or used ones? It's possible some of the initial adjustments were done with the cam slightly out of position on some cylinders. Do a forum search for "companion cylinder valve adjustment"- - - -I've burned through several billion electrons over the past 20-something years describing that procedure.
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