Typically, valve ticking usually means a valve that is a bit too loose on the manual adjustables like our cars have.

Do like Charlie says, line up the lobe points with the oil pipe.

I remove the fan an shroud an use the 27 mm bolt on the crank to turn the engine. That way I do not risk damaging or over tightening the PS pulley bolt. As the valves are adjusted, the engine get a bit more difficult to turn manually.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D