Valve lash adjustment on a 5.0L with pedestal rockers

I have now finished two volumes on "Swapping a 5.0L engine into a Fox body Ford". This is a short clip from the valve lash adjustment chapter in volume one. Understand, this video clip is for setting non-adjustable pedestal rocker arm. When I torque the rocker bolts down, they are fully tightened to the head. All checks for pushrod length and rocker tip contact were checked earlier in the DVD. The finished video series shows what is needed when installing a V8 into a Fox platform that may have had a 4 or 6 cylinder engine originally. The Fox that I'm using in this production is an 88 Turbo Coupe TBird and the engine is from a 99 Explorer. This video can be used when swapping a 5.0L into any Fox platform. In the first volume, I pull the 4 cyl. and A4LD trans. from car, make changes to the engine so it can fit in a Fox frame as well as do a partial tear down of the engine. The AOD tranny is installed in volume 2 which is the same one that I overhauled in my "How To Overhaul the Ford AOD" repair video. The engine is pretty much stock in vol. 1, however I show how to install a high lift cam, degree it in, check piston to valve clearance, talk about valve train geometry and how to set valve lash. I also do simple bearing and cylinder wall wear measurements. Volume 2 has chapters on putting the drivetrain together, wiring/plumbing engine for EEC IV EFI, and how to troubleshoot electronic fuel injection. I may add future updates on building and tuning an aftermarket "stand-alone" controller, maybe even a turbo or supercharger installation. I'm asking you, the car guy enthusiast and former customers to suggest to me what I should add to this video project. Drop me an email with your thoughts. Volume one and two is finished and ready for sale now. Please go to my web site for project updates and info on all of the BadShoe series "How To" copyrighted DVD's as well as digital downloads. Thanks...Ken "BadShoe" Collins.
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• lash
• valve
• 5.0L
• swap
• ford
• cam

[346ls6camd]

when you get the lifter before you drop them in you said make sure its pumped up against the ring .. do they come like that new or did you get oil in them? how do you get them to pump all the way up? and once they are pumped up when you are getting rid of valve lash how do you make sure they are not pumping the lifter down when you are torqueing down the rocker? thanks on the input

[BadShoeProductions]

@346ls6camd As said in a statement below, the lifters spring pressure is normally enough to tension the rod cup against the clip. When you torque the rocker down, the valve may open from a tight lifter but don't worry, it will squeeze down against the valve spring pressure.

[BadShoeProductions]

@346ls6camd No, the engine's oil pressure is the only thing that will pump them up. Normally the lifter's spring pressure is enough to verify the lash adjustment as in the video. To check PTV clearance and push rod length, a lifter modded to a solid lifter and an adjustable push rod is needed. The full length Swap vol.1 DVD shows all that info.

[346ls6camd]

@BadShoeProductions do you have to leave new hydraulic lifters in a flooded pan or bucket of oil to get them to pump up? thanks sir..

[346ls6camd]

@BadShoeProductions thanks just wanted to make sure sir nice vid..

[BadShoeProductions]

@346ls6camd You can do both rockers for that cyl. at once when your on the compression stroke. No need to turn the crank again for that cyl. When you turn the crank two times, your back where you started from, both valves closed, compression stroke for that cyl.

[346ls6camd]

@BadShoeProductions so if you spin the crank 2 full 360 turns you would do both rockers for that particular cylinder correct...or not thanks on input

[stangredemption]

@BadShoeProductions Anytime man, you keep doing this for people all the time and I admire that. It's about time someone took the time and litterally and in plain ENGLISH, step by step tell you pretty much how to check for things and not half way say. not "This is what you do now run to your local shop and tell them to finsh it". I just love this stuff man. If people would watch your stuff, no more local shops... just you

[BadShoeProductions]

@stangredemption Thank you very much.

[stangredemption]

I just want to say that you make the best videos that shows you HOW TO not How to go somewhere else... Great stuff. You deserve a tv spot on SPEED channel