preparing for the future

[dynabill]

jerry thanks for the info, I may have toget to that soon. What I decided to check the lash and set it as done the pro way. i set E to 12pm,timing mark on crank to zero,checked the lash on #4 (ditsy was pointing to 7pm) all heels were off the valves, i checked clearance with .006 feeler gauge and had to adjust exhaust to with in specs, they were tight. (I wish i would have check to see how tight they were now, but didnt. I turned the crank 180 degrees, so cam e was at 6pm. i went to check lash on cyl 2. but the heels were not in the right place, some of the lobes were keeping the valves open, when I knew darn well that all of them should be in such a position to allow setting the lash. I made sure initially that I was following your pages, starting at cyl 4. I went in countless times and checked, but something is wrong. I didn't get pictures, but I will start from scratch and get them tomorrow. This making me wonder that maybe it could be out 180 degrees, wrong cam is on the head, or maybe someone had a new keyway cut into the crank. At this point i am at a loss. I had my neighbor there and he witnessed the whole thing. So I don't know, I am massively confused at this point. at any rate hope you have some insight on this.cheers Bill