Sadly no engine Stand. 
So if notch up gives me cylinder one, and notch down would then be cylinder 4, where do I place the other two?

Am I right in just snugging the valves until they touch until the engine had run and the lifters settled/pumped up?

-craig

On Oct 2, 2013, at 4:41 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:

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> It's actually 180 degrees of crankshaft rotation between #1 and #4 TDC. 
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> If you have the engine in a stand, orienting the pushrods vertically makes assembly easier. Otherwise use a flashlight to make sure the pushrods are seated.
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> <https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/chWBpTJ3hQ75p7AJfzkdftMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink>
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> Angus
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> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
>> So I put heads on an engine. The lifters seem firm, pushrods are straight.
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>> Now what?
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>> Set to tdc #1 and adjust valves in just until contacting? Then turn main pulley 90* and repeat I cylinder 4?
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>> What's the trick to keepin the pushrods in the center of the lifter while getting them onto the rocker assembly?
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>> Thanks!!
>> -craig
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