EXACTLY.
Tony
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From: werlax@hotmail.com <werlax@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
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Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 2:59 PM
Subject: DML: Re: help me start my truck
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>"Tony Cellana" wrote:
>> The crank damper on a Magnum has marks every 90*. Pick a mark, any
>> mark. Finger tighten ALL rocker adjusters to JUST snug. This is zero
>> lash. Rotate the crank (see note below) 1/4 turn, finger tighten them
>> ALL again. Repeat for 2 FULL rotations of the crank. This process
>> doesn't care about TDC on any cylinder, and by rotating the crank,
>> you will end up hitting all cylinders at the low spot on the cam
>> during the process.
>>
>Great description Tony. Thanks. So, just counting in my head, the number
>of times that I will finger tighten the adjusters is 9 times. Correct?
>I'll mark the scribed line in the damper with a piece of chalk since I know
>I'd lose count. :) Then, I don't have to rotate the engine any further
>after that? Just tighten the allen bolts to keep it all locked up and away
>I go? It makes sense in my head. I imagine that, depending upon the
>location of the pushrod on the lobe, I will sometimes not be able to
tighten
>the adjusters because the spring will be compressed. Other times I will be
>able to tighten them because it's then on the back of the lobe so the
>tension will have released and I can then finger tighten it. In the end, a
>1/2 turn is a 1/2 turn, regardless of the position of the cam at the time.
>Thanks much! I'll be trying it in about an hour or so and I'll hopefully
>have my truck running shortly after that. I'll post my success tonight. :)
>Mark
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