<VV> Pinging

[Bryan Blackwell]

FWIW, I found moving the rocker up and down as Bob suggests to work very well for me.  The last engine I did we set at 3/4 turn and it ran perfectly on startup and a week later from DC to Michigan and back.

--Bryan

On Mar 21, 2014, at 5:25 PM, BobHelt at aol.com wrote:

> I have to agree with Joel here. Maybe you can tell when the  pushrods stop 
> turning between your fingers but the average guy can't, and it  seems to be 
> a problem area for newbies. The best way, In my opinion, is to check  the 
> free axial movement of the pushrod (in and out movement) while turning the  
> adjusting nut in very slowly, When the axial movement goes to zero then you 
> are  at zero lash. You can easily do this by grasping the rocker and moving it 
> up and  down.