you need to go to a local parts store or library and look at a chilton manual to see what the gap should be. you will need to use a feeler gauge witch you can get at a local parts house.. ldw fireold23@Yahoo.com
It has nothing to do with the lifters getting use to your driving style. Lifters rarely loosen up. Lifters wear over time, thus causing the gap to widen, creating lifter clatter. On solid lifters, that is why they must be adjusted periodically. On hydraulic lifters, this is not necessary, as they automatically adjust for the gap due to wear, if they were installed and adjusted correctly in the first place.
That would be zero valve lash. You only use a feeler gauge on solid lifters.
For a 1969 Lincoln, the point gap is set at .017, and the spark gap should be set at .035.
set gap at .028
I set the gap to .028
this car has self set hydrolic lifters.
There is no valve adj on a 4.0l it has hydraulic valve lifters.
set you gap at .031
what to set gap on j8c spark plug
the gap should be set at .044
You have to put proper gap for lifters and use marks to make sure that timing and the positions of camshafts are correct.
The lifters are in the cylinder heads.The lifters are in the cylinder heads.