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Subject:Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
From:Damon Campbell
Date:Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:51:33 -0700

Quick lifter question, just to make sure i understand
them correctly - if you take off all the pre-load, the
will return to their "longest" state on their own,
right?

For example, if you purchase a mystery van, and don't
know the history of it, can you back off all the
adjuster screws all the way to get to a known starting
point on the lifters, or will they stay partly
compressed?

-Damon

--- ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
> Benny Boy
>  just 17 in 6 months
> If you cant make he rocker rock then it sounds like
> the push rods might not
> be centered in the lifter his gives you no free play
> in the rocker and can
> make you wonder that is going on
> The 2 last printings of the Bentley Book says
> preloading is optional
>  I recomend 0 lash hot or 006ths cold
> The 006ths cold is for assembly and 0 hot is done
> when the van is sorted out
> and running
>
>  Bob Donalds
> Boston Engine

'84 Westy "The Van" w/2.3L WBX
Vancouver, BC

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