here's a pic of my son who got wacked by the header (off topic post)... he could easily fit under there...

I made him do a lot of the cleaning and prep work so he knows the importance of having clean surfaces when doing motor work. he also learned how to torque things down and to take lotsa pics incase you need to reference them... we did a couple of times.



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ahhh see kids can do something besides cause trouble. hehe cool picture


goodluck

 

good for you! I remember working on all the vehicles with my old man, as much as I disliked it at the time, I learned so much from being out there with him wrenching on everything. (heh, I can now tear down an oliver 1855 tractor and rebuild it [&:]) It's amazing how many people today own a hopped up truck or car, and cant even change the oil in it, let alone do the brakes or something that involves turning a wrech. It's all good knowledge to have

How old did you say he was? Is it almost time for a first vehicle? If so, make a truck!

 

he's 14 and I've decided to have him adjust 1/2 my roller rockers tonight since I have to do it again... lessons, lessons and more lessons. builds confidence in him which will help him in the future...

 

I hear people that use hamsters and gerbils to power their cars. . .people useing their own kids in the hamster wheel is hillarious

 

LMAO... good one, but he's faceing the wrong way...

 

Like I said, its all good information to know, because you never know when your going to need it again someday.

Do you know all the torque specs and everything for the rockers and the order they have to be tightened in? If not, I have them laying around here. Hit me up if you need them

 

thanks, the recommended torque from the users I've talked to is as tight as you can get it (the lock bolt), then give the adjuster another pull to sinch it all down. The studs were set at 25 ft lbs and I used loctite red on the threads. there is also a mopar adjustment sheet that I've seen but it sounds easier to just do 1,3,5,7 then 2,4,6,8 and make sure the valve I'm working on is closed.

My son and I did the brakes on my little womans Dakota a month or so back, he's getting a lot of exposure...

 

steve, this info is from Larie Tales at Jeeps R Us and its really good for the valve adjustments on the Magnum engines. Tighten on exhaust valve first, and then one intake valve, in the order shown.

With No. 1 cylinder at Top Dead Center

Exhaust: 1, 3, 4, 8
Intake: 1, 2, 5, 7

Turn the crank 360 degrees and bring up No.1 6 cylinder

Exhaust: 2, 5, 6, 7
Intake: 3, 4, 6, 8


Also the firing order on your 360 is

1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2



I hope this helps you out!

 

so the valves mentioned are the ones that are closed on intake/exhaust... humm, I'll check this out tonight. should save alot of engine turning. this is with the lifters pumped up I assume...