Mike, You may also try to obtain an old valve cover and cut the middle out with shears or jig saw with metal cutting blade. I have kept one around for many years and it helps when you need to run with access to the rockers. Controls the oil at least mostly. Tim Tomlinson -----Original Message----- From: Michael Moore mmoore8425@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300] Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 11:22 PM To: paul paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300H valve adjustment What a terrific idea! I will do something like that also then. Thanks for all the help! I wish I could find Cometic 4 bolt valve cover gaskets, Best, Mike Moore On May 9, 2014, at 8:38 PM, paul paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: On 5/9/2014 8:15 PM, Michael Moore mmoore8425@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300] wrote: > Stephen, Paul, Ray, John, Marchal et al: > Thank you all for your great input. > I am a stock kind of a person-all I would LIKE to have is something > close to what was delivered in 1961. I am not interested in racing. > I have spent the afternoon removing the valve cover on the passenger > side and all plugs. I did not follow the path of getting the correct > piston at TDC to get it off. > I removed the a/c plenum instead because it needs some work done on it > anyway. I am not going to use a degree wheel as Barnes insists I must, I > am going to pretend it's a Chrysler cam (other than setting lash) and > just follow the shop manual procedure for a 300H with sold lifter. > I am going to set the valve lash running (hot) and clean up the mess > later. One reason is that I am working alone and just can't turn the > engine precisely enough to get the correct rotational position to adjust > the valves. I am thinking it will be easier to clean up the mess! > Especially if I do one side at a time and leave the valve cover on the > one I'm not adjusting. > Best, Mike Moore ALRIGHTY, zounds like you have a plan, If like me you just might be interested in other stuff as well. :-) I have a pile of NICE magnets, some plastic sheeting held in place with good magnets will keep a lot of earl spray controlled. Use it to cover a lot of your fender well liner, and some other areas that will probably get squirted. Just an Idea. Can REALLY lessen the cleanup task! I have something like that rigged up for bleeding brakes when the master cylinder wants to squirt fluid up from the open fill cavity. -- Paul Holmgren On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does. Will Rogers ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo Groups Links ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo Groups Links ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/