Adjusting valves

[Justin66]

Im trying to adjust my valves and have some conflicting imformation. My Comp paper work says to adjust the valves without the hydraulic lifters pumped up. Now I had to make some adjustments to my pushrod guidplates and I have primed my oil pump so the lifters are pumped.

When I went back to adjust the valves I thought... wait... my lifters are pumped, but when people adjust their valves in their engines that they are changing cams in the lifters are pumped. So do I adjust them pumped or not.

I was browsing the website now I see another conflict. It says when adjusting the exhaust valve, you take the intake valve at max lift and back down until the lifter is 1/2 to 2/3 down. Now the Comp website says not to go past 1/2 way down. Do I need to go back through the valves and readjust them?

[amick]

We recommend adjusting the valves with out the lifters being pumped up. This makes it much easier to adjust. To adjust the exhaust valves, turn the engine over until the intake pushrod
moves all the way up. Rotate it past maximum lift, untill it is approximately 1/2 to 2/3 of the way back down. This will put the exhaust lifter on the base circle of the lobe and it can be adjusted.