Re: Hyd valve adjustment

I used to adjust the solid lifters on an a Dart with a /6 I had with the engine running until I heard enough people questioning the precision. Yeah, it can be done... really kind of a lost art. Fingers do take a beating! Rubber wrench is a great idea! lol

Dan Bendixon

-1965 Dodge Monaco

From: "Jason Rhoades" <Jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 10:42:20 AM
Subject: Re: Hyd valve adjustment

Lol!! Yes I've also done that!!! Hehehe. Sorry but after myself doing the same thing I can laugh about it ( now that my fingers all work again)! The lifters work best with 20-30 thousandths of preload as others have mentioned how you determine that is open to debAte but I have every confidence in you Rich!! Keep us posted

Jason

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On Jul 30, 2013, at 10:24 AM, "Richard Kinsley" <leroar.kinsley058@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have tried on several occasions to adjust valves with the engine running. This did not work at all for me. The mess was secondary to the beating my fingers took trying to catch the adjusters as they flew by. I don't know how it's possible to do. You'd need a rubber wrench at least.

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr LeRoar 324 poly w/goodies

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Spiketon Ridgerunner <spiketon_ridgerunner@xxxxxxx> wrote:

I have never adjusted Mopar hydraulic lifters because they are not adjustable on stock B/RB or LA engines but I suspect the adjustment for your engine conversion will be the same as I remember doing on GM engines when I worked as a mechanic years ago (who am I kidding it was decades ago). I would do it while the engine was running, backing off on the rocker arm nut until it was clacking pretty good than slowly tightening until the clacking stopped. Than I would tighten the nut with another 3/4 turn made in three 1/4 turns. Yes it would make an oily mess, better equipped mechanics had oil shields in place during this procedure. You had me dust off a few way back brain cells with this question.

Ben Morgan

So what if I have cars in my yard

1966 Dodge Coronet 500
1964 Dodge Polara 2-dr HT
1964 Dodge 330 Station Wagon
1954 Ford F-100 (Grandpa's Truck)
1990 Ford Bronco 5.8L
plus a few other wrecks and lawn ornaments

Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:27:49 -0700
From: rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Hyd valve adjustment
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have a cam, lifters and pushrods that are to convert my poly from solids to hydraulic. They were not offered in 1964 so my manual doesn't give any info. I was of the opinion that the procedure was to rotate the cam to baseline on a valve, tighten just to take up the slack and then turn it X turns after that. I also need the value of X if this is correct :-) Can anyone verify this or give me the proper method? I do realize the lifter needs to be pumped up for the process and I can do this by running the oil pump with a drill motor.

Any input will be appreciated.

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr LeRoar 324 poly w/goodies

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