oh, s/r... there was my confusion. guess i need to read better. i can be a real idiot some times. sorry guys

 

Just a side not that when adjusting the lash, come in from the side of the rocker with the feeler guage as opposed to the front to cancle out the roller action

 

All solid lifters rollers or not tick because of the lash

 

Okay, here is what I found out trying to adjust valve lash while engine is running.
-It's actually easier to adjust when engine is running, you need three hands though because everything is moving up and down, or you get the right tool.

- I also had the feeling it is more accurate, and pizz-man is right, the feeler gauge must come from the side not the front.

-You can't make the cardboard high enough to avoid oil splashing, otherwise
you can't get the feeler gauge in between valve stem and RR.

Didn't have any clips to prevent oil splashing and the cardboard didn't work out, so I adjusted the lash the conventional way. Next time I'll definitely do it with the engine running.

 

Well, we weren't talking about anything but SRs, eh? Since any solid lifter uses a lash adjustment, it would follow that they would tick.

 

back in the day when they adjusted the valves that way was because the valve lash was with the engine hot not cold and thats the only reason.

 

I always did it when the engine was warm-just not running. There were times when I had engines that would squirt oil from the rocker arms over the fender at idle.

 

the cardboard inserts were just a suggestion. they have worked for me in the past, but all things equal, not every car will have the same oil flow at idle. sorry it didnt work out; wish i had something better to offer. glad you got them adjusted though.