What to do first?
So the type of engine, brand of carb, and type of transmission affects the order of adjustment?
Look, here might be what Rusty is tryin' to say, and it sure is what I'M thinkin'
First we get LOTS of people on here who won't give enough "or any" info. Hell we've had guys on here "my car won't run" to discover later that it's a GM A BODY!!
Let me give you an example, and I know you are in the "slant" forum but that doesn't stop some of em. Let's say EG you have a 70 something with a 318 and you asked this, AND you said that is what you have.
Someone might point out that the normal factory stock 318 does not HAVE adjustable valves, and maybe if some are noisy, it's actually because something is worn or loose......like cam lobes, bad lifters, worn pushrods or rockers
Things ain't always as simple as they seem...............
Guy posts "my car won't start when I twist the key" only to find out after 3 pages of posts THAT IT IS A SEVENTY FOUR and that is the year with the nonsense seat belt lockout and reset box.