47-55.1 1954 Chev 3100 235 Valve Adjustment

[Darthintel]

Question about the 1954 Chev 235 Valve adjustment procedure.
The 1954 shop manual says heat up the engine, lubricate valve stems, adjust valves.

Other information I have found indicates heat up engine, Place #1 cylinder to TDC, then from front to back adjust valves 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9. Use your feeler gauges to set the clearance of 1, 5 and 9 to .018”. Set the clearance on 2, 3 and 7 to .006”.
Rotate until BB lines up with pointer again, then set 4, 8 and 12 to .018”. Set 6, 10 and 11 to .006”.

Which is the correct method?
I'm assuming my 235 has solid lifters (stock engine)
Engine #0805600 F54X
Block cast # 3701481 , 3702436,3835911
Head # 3835913

[Volfandt]

According to this site: http://www.1954advance-design.com/St...g-numbers.html

Your engine is a 1954 235 truck engine which indicates solid lifters.
Adj your intakes to 0.006"
Adj your exhausts from 0.016" to 0.018"

Heres 2 sites that give a good explanation on adjusting the valves. They say the same procedure but come at it in different directions.
http://devestechnet.com/Home/ValveAdjust

http://www.1954advance-design.com/Do...lve%20lash.htm

Good luck
Dave

[mr48chev]

Now this old fart will mess with your mind. I learned to adjust them while the engine was running.
We used a tool like his to loosen the nut and make the adjustment while checking the clearance with the feeler gauge.
This one doesn't have the coil spring that dampens it a bit though.

I'm thinking adjusting the static with the prescribed method will do fine though.

[Darthintel]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

Now this old fart will mess with your mind. I learned to adjust them while the engine was running.
We used a tool like his to loosen the nut and make the adjustment while checking the clearance with the feeler gauge.
This one doesn't have the coil spring that dampens it a bit though.

I'm thinking adjusting the static with the prescribed method will do fine though.

I can remember adjusting with my dad with the engine running - we used a piece of cardboard to stop the oil from flipping all over the engine bay from the lifters

[dsraven]

man, you guys must be ancient, haha (not like me......)
I used to adjust the sbc valves with the engine running, messssssssy.

[Daze57]

gotta love cardboard!