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I got thinking and it came to me, I had never done an article on how to adjust small block Chevy lifters, so this article is going to make up for my transgressions of the past, I think people need to know this information if they have small block, or for that matter a big block Chevy.

I've written on almost every subject related to the restoration of a car, but never this subject, so please forgive me, and allow me to show you what I know on this subject, there is nothing illusive about adjusting the lifters on a small block Chevy engine, or for the matter a big bock either.

First of all if your installing a new camshaft, you should absolutely follow the recommendations of the camshaft manufacture, this article is based off of standard adjustment values and the camshaft that you are installing may be different.

Things will change a bit depending on the type of camshaft that you have in your engine, you need to know a few things, first of all is the camshaft a solid, or hydraulic lifter version, solid lifters cams are also called flat tappet cams.

One good simple way to tell is to grab one of the push rods and push it down, if you can make the push rod move down, you have a hydraulic cam, a solid lifter cam you can't push the lifter down at all, once you have determined what lifters you have you can begin the adjusting process.

Of course this is all assuming that you have removed the valve covers, on a small block Chevy this is done by loosening the two bolts on the top of the valve cover, and the two bolts on the bottom, unless the valve covers are the new style with four bolts in the centre, then you need to remove them.

Tools You Need:

• A 5/8 socket
• Ratchet
• Feeler gauges

You'll need the tools in the list above to adjust your lifters, the first thing you'll need to do is, if your adjusting hydraulic lifters you'll need to get the feeler gauge and unfold the one that says .030 on it, this is what you'll be setting the lifters to, if the cam is solid lifter get out the .026 gauge.

What your doing here is setting that back lash of your lifters to .030 if you have a hydraulic cam, or to .026 if you have a solid lifter cam, for this article we'll say that you have a hydraulic because they are the most common cams sold for street use.

So now that the valve covers are off of the car, you'll need to turn the crank of the engine until the two front valves on the right hand side are fully closed, and you must be absolutely sure that they are before you can begin to adjust them, or the entire job will be done wrong, this is very important.

They call this top dead centre, it's when the number one piston is at the top of it's stroke, and the timing line on your balancer is at the zero mark, this is the point where you can begin to adjust the lifters on the engine, I like to start out with number one just so I can keep track of where I'm at.

Now that you have number one at top dead center, you can begin to do the adjustment of the lifters, with the valves fully closed you need to take the feeler gauge and put it between the rocker arm and the valve stem, once you have put there it should feel a little stiff when you pull the feeler gauge out of from between the rocker arm and the valve stem, if should not slide easily, but should be a bit hard to pull on.

If it's not you need to loosen up the nut on top of the rocker arm with the 5/8 socket, and put the feeler gauge in between the valve stem and the rocker arm, and tighten it until it's seem a little stiff when you pull it out from between the valve stem and the rocker arm.

When your done adjusting the first two valves, you'd just move to the next two back and repeat the last two steps, you'd just repeat these steps until you have gone through all the valves on the engine, and wa-la your valves are now set perfectly.

I've been in the automotive business for about 20 or 25 years, I have worked in all facets of the industry, from parts to restoration, all different makes and models, I just want to keep people interested in the old cars because it's where my heart is.

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On New Year's Eve, Resolutions, and the Journey to Happiness

Last night I invited a gentleman out. He said no, because he did not want to drive on New Year's Eve. I went out to dinner anyway, because I hate the idea of being stopped in my life due to fear. But when I stop to think of it, the whole idea of New Year's Eve is bizarre. A huge portion of society is afraid to even go outside, for fear that another huge portion of society- being drunk or high out of their brains- will kill, maim, or otherwise dismember them. In some ways my friend was probably more sane than I was, having self-preservation at the forefront of his mind. But there is a saying in the rooms of therapy (where many of us land after loving an addicted person.) The saying is that "360 degrees from crazy is still nuts."

So on New Years Eve, we do our thing by staying 360 degrees away from New Year's Eve, or by defying them all by risking life and limb to go out anyway. And they do their thing- drinking, drugging, driving, & fighting- which is 360 degrees from us. And we all think the whole experience of New Year's Eve is pretty normal. Crazy, huh?

So now that the shouting is over, those of us who can still function today find a new opportunity to look at our life. Many of us make resolutions to lose weight, go to the gym, or start writing that book. (Hope springs eternal in the human heart.) And as for me, I settle in today to a place of reflection. I consider that it is time to be honest, to go with my gut- and even time to 'out myself' on something that I often hide as an addiction prevention specialist. And what I hide is simply this...

I want everyone on the planet to stop drinking and drugging.

There. I said it. It's out. And I can heave a sigh of relief.

And I know that if you are like most of society, you don't want to hear what I just said. You don't want to have this conversation. And because of this, many of us who feel as I do clam up on the topic. We cop out, talking about moderation, slowing down, etc. etc. We say this even though many of us know perfectly well that moderation is impossible for ever-increasing numbers of society. We say this knowing that those numbers may someday in the very near future exceed the numbers of those who can moderate. We say this knowing that we can't by any means pinpoint with any degree of accuracy who can and who can't moderate.

But still we discuss moderation because we know you will listen to us if we say that. But you won't listen if we tell you to stop. And this does not mean that current prevention efforts do not work- because they do, make no mistake. But obviously prevention of substance abuse and addiction would work a thousand times better if we stopped drinking and drugging. (duh)

The process as I envision it is that first those who could stop, would stop drinking and drugging. This would support those people who could not stop. They would not be alone. Society would have their back. They would seek and get the help they need. And after a while, most of the world would have stopped. And this in turn would make a huge impact on criminality, domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness, joblessness and almost every other major societal problem.

But despite the inherent sensibility of this argument, if you are like most of society, you don't want to hear it. After all, if you're someone who can stop, why should you stop? Why should you give up your glass of wine at dinner? It's not your fault that they're crazy out there. Why should you not have your Margarita? You didn't do anything wrong. On the other hand if you are someone who can't stop, you don't want to hear the argument either. Why? Because you can't stop. And furthermore you don't want anyone to know that you can't stop. So you too would like to shut me up. And most of you, for one reason or the other, would like to stop this conversation. You would prefer to think that this woman talking to you from a minuscule little blog somewhere out in cyberspace is nuts, fanatical, and 'off her rocker.' Your first argument is that I am nuts because I think it is necessary for us all to stop drinking and drugging. (You say this as you sit on the couch on New Year's Eve, wishing you were in Time's Square watching the ball drop.) Your other argument is that I am even more nuts because I think it is possible for us to stop drinking and drugging.

And there you might have me. I may be nuts.

But crazy or not, I, like Martin Luther King, have a dream. And today is New Year's Day 2010, almost 12 years from the day that I learned that my near suicidal thoughts and depression at the time were stemming from living with an active alcoholic. (The plight I call Second Hand Addiction) But it is a new day, with resolutions and hopes for tomorrow hanging tantalizingly in the grey morning air. And so I am indulging in my dream.

And in this dream I see people dancing around with lampshades on their heads, but they are not drunk. I hear them singing at the top of their lungs with their arms entwined, but they are stone-cold-sober. I see them dancing with wild abandon to heart-stopping music, but they are not slurring their words. I see everyone as I was when I was six, kicking their ballet-trained legs over other people's heads with wild abandon- or watching, laughing gleefully at a friends' wild antics. I see them hugging their friends right in public with bear hugs that pick them up off of their feet. I see people loving the experience of being alive. So that when I tell people to stop drinking and drugging, I don't want to lessen the joy of people's lives. I want to heighten it. I don't want to take away, but rather to add. I seek to enhance good feelings in such a way that there is more fulfillment, and more downright happiness. I seek only that people replace the artificial pleasure of drugs and alcohol with the true pleasure of life. And that those who can do this easily, also support those who struggle.

Alcohol and drugs hit the pleasure centers of the brain, bringing us pure and unadulterated good feelings. Then they destroy us piecemeal, as people and as a society. We want good feelings, and there is nothing wrong with that. The only problem is that we turn to the poison of alcohol and drugs to get them. But as people find their joy in life instead of drugs they will find that this natural happiness is better by far than any other. And when we all find our pleasure naturally, we can go outdoors on New Year's Eve without fear.

There are many powerful tools that I write about for helping people on their journey to true happiness and fulfillment. The Landmark Forum is one. Alanon and the 12-step prograns are others. The journey does not happen in a moment. And the road may be rocky at times. But it is the journey of a lifetime. And it is the one journey that is worth taking. It is the journey to your life, your happiness, and your joy.

About the Author

Lorelei F is a writer and speaker who educates people about Second Hand Addiction and enlightenment techniques. Please visit her blogs at www.secondhandaddiction.blogspot.com and www.lawofattractionenergy.blogspot.com

2000 Chevy K3500 Engine Noise... Rocker arms keep coming loose...?

Its the older Body style with 350 CPI vortec motor... The rockers on the Even bank keep coming loose... I have adjusted them twice so far and they keep coming loose after about 3000 miles and Rattle like heck when its cold..... Could there be something else wrong somewheres?? maybe a bad lifter or plugged up pushrod? Looked like it was getting good oil flow on top tho.... Anyone know if a set of full roller rockers with the poly lock nuts might work?? will they clear the factory valve covers? will the computer handle the 1.7 :1 rockers??

Need to replace rocker arms stud!

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