<VV> Lifter Question

[Matt Nall]

Lifter designs!!


Original GM lifters were 1 full turn after 0 lash

You want the piston in the CENTER of the bore!

So.. you adjust one while RUNNING... find 0 lash..... turn nut in 1/4 more and see if it smooths out in a few seconds..

Repeat until it remains rough .... 1/2 of that total is where you should adjust THOSE particular lifters..IMO!


Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
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-----Original Message-----



Conventional wisdom says that cold setting of the lifters with a half turn
from zero lash is the way to go. I have few question about the lifters and
in particular the half turn which differs from what the manual recommends.

 1) Why do we differ from what the manual recommends?

2) If by any chance we still had original lifters should we be using the
recommendations in the manual?

3) How can I differentiate between the original lifters and what (I think)
are generally called SBC lifters that are the norm today?

 Thanks in advance!

Bob

66 180 convertible

68 UltraVan 3.1