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Originally Posted by FireSale
I don't know about Rich, but I'm a neat freak and like "First pushrod movement" to be just that. I have a high torque starter and bumping with a trigger will push it too far too easily. Not as consistent and controllable as hand cranking. I'm also too picky and burn a lot of time with stuff like this.
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Somebody told you to set your valves exactly when a pushrod moves? Really? You may be more mis informed about how the valvetrane functions, than "neat".
And somebody mentioned being uneasy turning the engine by "that 7/16" bolt" in the end of the crank? I just checked my fully assembled engine on the stand. All spark plug in, etc. takes 35 ftlbs to turn it. Have to wonder how 35 ft lbs is going to be hard on that 7/16" bolt? They typically torque to 70 ft lbs. 35 ft lbs won't "back out" a 7/16"
bolt properly torqued.