Thread: Valve adjust on Small Block 350

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With intake off,put lifter in bore,rotate engine untill lifter is all the way down on the base circle of the cam,install push rod,install rocker ,tighten it untill the push rod compresses the lifter guts past the retaining rings on the inside of the lifter body.Then repeat for every single one,There is a lot of play in there to work with,take the first one you install and go ahead and tighten it till it fully depresses the guts of the lifter ,then loosen ,and you will see the amount you have to work with, tighten the push rod approx 1/3 of the play you have inside the lifter body and all will be fine.Use this method ,to keep from doing it engine running ,and there should be no further adjustment .