Adjusting hydraulic lifters

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The following is based on instructions originally by Crane Cams:
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==Overview==
  
 
*You will want to know the firing order of the engine you are working on. The Chevrolet small block V8 (aka "SBC") is: '''1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2'''
 
*You will want to know the firing order of the engine you are working on. The Chevrolet small block V8 (aka "SBC") is: '''1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2'''
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*You will want to know what direction the distributor rotates. For the SBC, it is '''CW'''.  
 
*You will want to know what direction the distributor rotates. For the SBC, it is '''CW'''.  
  
*And you will want to know the order of the valves as they are located in the cylinder head. The small block Chevy V8 is: '''E I I E E I I E'''
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*You will want to know the order of the valves as they are located in the cylinder head. The SBC is: '''E I I E E I I E'''
  
==='''Adjusting Hydraulic Lifters for Proper Preload'''===
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==Adjusting hydraulic lifters for proper preload==
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''The following is based on instructions originally by Crane Cams.''
  
 
'''EO/IC Method''' ('''E'''xhaust '''O'''pening/'''I'''ntake '''C'''losing)
 
'''EO/IC Method''' ('''E'''xhaust '''O'''pening/'''I'''ntake '''C'''losing)
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Something that you also might find useful, is go to '''[[How To Make A Timing Tape]]'''. This temporary timing tape will allow you to check and set the total timing even if you don't have a timing light that reads advance or a degreed damper. You can also use it to permanently mark the damper for full advance, etc. as you see fit.
 
Something that you also might find useful, is go to '''[[How To Make A Timing Tape]]'''. This temporary timing tape will allow you to check and set the total timing even if you don't have a timing light that reads advance or a degreed damper. You can also use it to permanently mark the damper for full advance, etc. as you see fit.
  
If there's any doubt as to whether or not the timing mark on the damper and the timing tab is accurate, at the article above on making a timing tape, there is a link to '''"Determining Top Dead Center"''' you can use, to be sure of your timing marks.
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If there's any doubt as to whether or not the timing mark on the damper and the timing tab is accurate, refer to '''[[Determining top dead center]]'''.
 
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== Adjusting Lifters Using a Video Presentation ==
 
  
Sometimes a video presentation helps to fill in the voids in describing a written direction of a project, this is one of those times. Check it out here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89o5rLpbCgI&NR=1&feature=fvwp
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== Adjusting lifters using a video presentation ==
  
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Sometimes a video presentation helps to fill in the voids in describing a written direction of a project. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89o5rLpbCgI&NR=1&feature=fvwp Valve lash adjustment video]
  
  
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