Brad, I'm guessing you think I have hydraulic lifters. I have solid so I need .006 clearance. I also forgot to mention this is an every time occurrence. When I drive the bus for at least 100 miles in one day, it's time to adjust valves. And also when I do adjust them it is usually a week or two later before I can get to them. John Sent from behind a tree in the woods. On Apr 27, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Brad Tripp <bradtripp@xxxxxxx> wrote: > John you might change the push rods to chromemoly instead of stock. You would > adjust those to 0 clearance. Until they seat you might have adjust them once > or twice back to 0.00 clearance. Once they have totally seated you should > have no problem...Brad > > On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:50 AM, John Barry <bigfoot51102@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have a 1977 Westy that wants to give me fits! > Lonnie and I built the 2.0 liter, solid lifters with dual carbs. When I take > it for a road trip like to T@P from Ft. Worth, I have to readjust the valves > when I get home. The number 3 and 4 cylinders are the worst. Usually both > exhaust valve are tight and one of the intakes are too. I am getting > frustrated with it and want to be able to use it as a daily driver but don't > want to adjust the valves every week or so. I know I could go to hydraulic > valves but feel that would be like putting a bandaid on instead of fixing the > problem. > Any input on what you have done or maybe a solution you may have heard once, > share with me please. I don't want my bus to be too much hassle to drive when > the feeling hits. > Thanks, John. > > Sent from behind a tree in the woods. >