Dad’s 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 340
Valves tonight. The boy was turning the wrenches on this one while I turned the engine. Used the super helpful chart in the how to section, and adjusted 2 at a time. 1 full turn past zero for 0.050” preload. Primed the oil system with the valve covers off. The boy thought it would be funny to shoot oil out of the rockers and onto the inner fenders. I didn’t. He did it anyway. We have 80PSI of oil pressure with just the drill. Also dropped in the pump drive shaft and distributor, and set the intake in place. Hopefully tomorrow we can get the intake fully installed as well as the distributor, valve covers, thermostat and housing, and intake water connections.
Valves tonight. The boy was turning the wrenches on this one while I turned the engine. Used the super helpful chart in the how to section, and adjusted 2 at a time. 1 full turn past zero for 0.050” preload. Primed the oil system with the valve covers off. The boy thought it would be funny to shoot oil out of the rockers and onto the inner fenders. I didn’t. He did it anyway. We have 80PSI of oil pressure with just the drill. Also dropped in the pump drive shaft and distributor, and set the intake in place. Hopefully tomorrow we can get the intake fully installed as well as the distributor, valve covers, thermostat and housing, and intake water connections.
