mikeyt

92rs 305. Just finished putting Vortec heads on it and all new top end parts to go along with it. Haynes manual says to take lash out then go 3/4 of a turn. I took the lash out and went 5/8 of a turn because I wasn't sure of how the valves in the Vortec heads would seat and may collapse the lifters and not get compression, I wanted to give plenty of room for thermal expansion. I started the car and it ran great, no noise in the valve train at all, then I shut it down after I checked for leaks since I only put water in it. Tomorrow I'll drain it, refill with antifreeze, however should I run it and tighten those rockers the other 1/8 of a turn while running or should I go back through the original procedure as prescribed in the book and reset them, or just leave it alone?

86LG4Bird

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Leave it alone.
There's no reason to do a hot lash adjustment with hydraulic lifters as long as you do the cold static procedure correctly. and it sounds like you did.

skinny z

It should be fine as it is.
You have the self guiding rockers for the Vortec heads heads?

mikeyt

Ok guys, thanks. I know I gave it a little wiggle room to be sure. I rechecked my rockers today prior to securing the valve covers and they had the slightest of movement, nothing out of the ordinary.