slammer302 2,156 #1 Posted February 2, 2014 I rebuilding my dads 16 horse should I wait to set the valve clearance till I have the crankshaft and piston in or is it ok to set with only the cam and valves in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 16,363 #2 Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) I don't see any reason why you can't. You just have to be able to hold the camshaft with the lobes in a position equal to top-dead-center to be able to make the adjustments. It's a lot easier with the crankshaft in place to do that. Edited February 2, 2014 by rmaynard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
