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Forgot an important couple of questions.
1) Is there any value in adjusting lifters on a running motor,it's what I was brought up on. 1b) Does anyone know the recommended procedure for doing this cold,as in the preloads and how to determine this with Edelbrock RV kit Cam,lifters and roller rockers.
2) Do they still make motor specific Chiltons rather than the Manuals at Twilight/autozone. We've already changed the headlight fluids and rotated the air in the tires,etc.
Thanks ,
Rick

Originally Posted by Mechanic Rick

Forgot an important couple of questions.
1) Is there any value in adjusting lifters on a running motor,it's what I was brought up on. 1b) Does anyone know the recommended procedure for doing this cold,as in the preloads and how to determine this with Edelbrock RV kit Cam,lifters and roller rockers.
2) Do they still make motor specific Chiltons rather than the Manuals at Twilight/autozone. We've already changed the headlight fluids and rotated the air in the tires,etc.
Thanks ,
Rick

In an attempt to get this train back on the tracks I'll toss in my $0.02 on your last two questions.
1) Everything I've seen in the last 30 years has said to adjust valves static. The last time I did the oil spray method (engine running, no valve cover) was on a flat tappet engine around 1985. 1b) Tech often references the Crankshaft Coalition, and he's written a bunch of their stuff too. I've found it to be an excellent reference, with backup for the why as well as instruction for the how. Adjusting Hydraulic Lifters - http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...raulic_lifters
2) Chilton's does make their Engine Overhaul books, but they're not the old Motors Manuals that I loved back in the day - last one I had was a 1979, I think, and I let them all get away from me sometime in the '80's. Link to Chilton's different engine books - Chevy, GM Engine Manuals: Rebuilding, Modifying, Performance, etc

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