273 rocker arm adjustment

This is old school. Warm the engine. Pull a valve cover. Start engine. Back off rocker till it makes noise. Tighten rocker until noise goes away. Go one quarter turn more. Lather rinse repeat.


There is no way you can set the clearance running with the adjuster off the pivot. You can do it on a Chevy because the adjuster doesn't move. Not on a Chrysler.