<VV> valve adjusting

[mhicks130 at cox.net]

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> That's exactly what most of us are saying.....twisting /rotating is too 
> vague....many think that until the lifter STOPS the PR  from rotating..is the "0 
> lash" point...
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> If you use the paper / gauge /or finger on TOP of the rocker....EVERYONE then 
> knows EXACTLY where Zero is...
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> You need to remember many here are not experienced in adjust Hydraulics...
> 
> Same with Points.....many grew up with Electronics.....so it can be a mystery 
> until a method is explained that takes into account the "level of 
> understanding".
> 
> Matt
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The lifters quieted down today after I let the engine run for 5 to 10 minutes.  Quite a bit of initial clatter then a very rapid quieting down to a low clatter and then a slower quieting down to essentially no clatter.  

I brought the rockers close (I had them completely off to do the o-rings) by pulling out on the valve end of the rocker to keep the pushrod end seated on the pushrod.  I then felt for when the in/out motion of the pushrod stopped.  Feeling that was difficult.   I still don't have confidence in my ability to reliably tell when I've reached zero lash.  Since the valves have quieted down, I may be better at it than I thought.  I sure wish it was more of a science than an art.

Points don't vex me, I seem to do alright with those.  I like having those anachronisms in my car.  I'm not sure why.....

mike