tried out a new "to me" adjustment procedure today on my solid roller valve train..in the past i always used the tried and true mopar valve lash chart,,,top dead ctr, now adjust valve x,y, rotate 90 degrees,now adjust x,y, and so on,,what a PITA...used that system for the last 4 cars...
today after some research i used the EOIC method..it was like a vacation!no messing around with with breaker bars trying to get the dampner marks spot on,,trying to keep track of where i was by marking the valves adjusted..bouncing around from side to side of the car..telling the wife and the cat to not bother me right now so i dont mess this up!
pulled one valve cover at a time and went down the line rotating the motor by remote push button..DONE!
E O =exhaust open barely,adj intake. rotate until..
I C=intake closing. after the intake reaches full lift and is 2/3 the way up to close,adjust exhaust .
no timing marks to line up,no breaker bars to bust your knuckles on the fan blades,no bouncing around.its a tight lash cam so i subtracted 4 thousands from the 16 rec and set them at 12...iron block aluminum heads...
http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Adjusting_solid_lifters#Compensating_for_a_Cold_Engine_when_Adjusting_Valve_Lash