I soaked them for about a week before I got around to assembling the engine. I’m gonna take the lifter cover off and see if they’re acting solid or adjusting
I tried adjusting the valves like that, it would run rough when I did the 1/4 turn then smooth out, but afterwards I would check compression and it was low….. I don’t know but it really has me pulling my hair out , I’m gonna do a leak down test when I get a chance and see what that shows
They are hydraulic lifters but the problem seems to be that they’re not adjusting themselves, they’re acting like solid lifters from what I can tell. I’m gonna pull the lifter cover and see if they’re collapsing when I preload them or not . I’ve built a ton of car/truck motors and have never had...
It was bored .030 over and honed to the pistons by the machine shop, I verified proper ring gap and piston clearance prior to final assembly. The cam and crank are timed correctly. It has great compression but only if I remove preload from the lifters. 🤷🏼♂️
