Valve adjustment

I have a question about adjusting valves. Surfing around other car marquee websites, I have noticed on some the procedure is to get the engine warmed, shut it off and then setting the #1 cylinder to a firing position, then adjusting some of the valves. Then turning the engine 180 degrees and setting the others. Is there a similar procedure for a 48 Packard? Seems it would be easier than trying to set them while the engine is running.

The cold stationary setting is usually (but not always) used for engines with HYDRAULIC lifters. The Chevy V8's r a good example. Any enine that fires 18436572 (chevy and Packard V8's) can be set using the procedure outlined in either the Packard or chevy manual. I prefer the cold stationary setting of valve lash. The hot running procedure is probably better BUT requires alot of practice. If the firing order is diffrent from the 18436572 then u should be able to extrapolate the procedure using the 18436572 method. Then double check it hot and running.

[Albert]

I did the 54 valves on mine with a warm (not running) engine and it still made quite a noise after, so I figured try it by the book adjust them running, quit a difference that straight 8 is as quiet as my 4 cyl pontiac.

My 42 engine is noisy. How do you go about this proceedure? I at least have some advantage in that I have the inner fender off.

[Albert]

warm the motor up to normal operating temp, remove the axcess covers (2)on the 50's and using 2 1/2inch wrenches adjust the clearence between the lifter & the valve to the specs making sure which valve is which (intake & exaust clearances are diff) the feeler guage should just fit with the engine running.