valve adjustment and/or lash???

[Cadillakin'98]

I appreciate everyones input as I am really able to see everyones point(s). This is the stuff I like; it really gets the wheels turning in my head.
I don't know if this changes the scope of things but, before we ever tried to crank the motor for the first time, we stuck the old distributor in, and used an angle drill to prime the oil pump and get oil shooting around in the motor. That way we were even more confident that everything was lubed sufficiently upoin the initial crank.
If I remember correctly, when we decided to readjust the valves to double (maybe triple) check everything, when loosening up the nut on the roker arm, there was evidence of oil circulating throughout the motor. There was a significant amount of oil on the headsby the valves and such. Wouldn't that mean that the lifters were charged with oil atleast the 2nd time we readjusted the valves?

[mbumgua]

If you had the lifters bottomed out the first time and the valves partially open, you would get oil through the lifters to the heads, but not much would stay in the lifters because there would be no room in them because of the bottoming out. After you backed them off and turned the engine over you would have gotten them pumped up and could adjust them with the clickclack/ no clickclack method. Hope you get everything straightened out!

[Kevcules]

Originally Posted by mbumgua

Kevcules--I couldn't have said it better--I have been rebuilding chevy engines for 30 years and have learned a lot in that time. I have never had a problem with premature wear on camshafts by using the 1/2 to 3/4 turn method. I have always changed my oil at 2000 to 3000 miles. I ran a 1991 S-10 with the 2.8V-6 for 300,000 miles and the day I sold it it did not use any oil between changes.

Thanks mbumgua
I don't want to discredit anyones advice but I have built some chevy engines too and I was hesitant at first about going 1/2 turn after no tick on the rockers but thats what is necessary.So far it worked for me too.
That's pretty impressive with your S-10 having so many miles and your engine stayed in such good shape. It's surprising what a $20 oil change can do for an engine if you replace it often!

Kevin