i got my new pushrods i measured for and etc today. i went out and checked out one rocker to see it everything went together ok.
i set my pushrod in the lifter and plopped my rocker, hand tightened the poly lock until zero lash (couldnt turn pushrod by hand)
now every one of my lifters are fully pumped up, i went to set my preload and instead of lifter plunger depressing, it opened the valve. the lifters have been sitting in the engine for a while with cold oil in them and havent seemed to bleed out. and yes i am sure they are pumped up (the piston is against the retaining clip
i am guessing once i fire up the engine and everything starts moving fast and as the engine oil heats up the lifters will bleed down and take their new setting?
i was thinking once i adjusted all my valves, just the constant pressure of the valve spring pressing on the lifter may bleed it down, before i ever engine get the engine started.
but without the lifters depressing its holding my valves open rather than pushing the lifter down holding the valve open .020-.050" on the base circle. (or whatever i happen to set my preload at, going to try .020 first)
so will everything settle once things get moving and or the pressure of the springs on the lifters after a while?
i set my pushrod in the lifter and plopped my rocker, hand tightened the poly lock until zero lash (couldnt turn pushrod by hand)
now every one of my lifters are fully pumped up, i went to set my preload and instead of lifter plunger depressing, it opened the valve. the lifters have been sitting in the engine for a while with cold oil in them and havent seemed to bleed out. and yes i am sure they are pumped up (the piston is against the retaining clip
i am guessing once i fire up the engine and everything starts moving fast and as the engine oil heats up the lifters will bleed down and take their new setting?
i was thinking once i adjusted all my valves, just the constant pressure of the valve spring pressing on the lifter may bleed it down, before i ever engine get the engine started.
but without the lifters depressing its holding my valves open rather than pushing the lifter down holding the valve open .020-.050" on the base circle. (or whatever i happen to set my preload at, going to try .020 first)
so will everything settle once things get moving and or the pressure of the springs on the lifters after a while?