1952 Chevy Styleline valve adjustment 216/235 

Hey, just an FYI at minute 6:44 that is the hand crank attachment. When using the hand crank it catches on the right handed rotation until the engine fires, then kicks the crank handle off. That's so it doesn't beat the pi$$ out of the person cranking on it!!

This is probably my alltime favorite 50s car. So timelessly elegant. And I love the straight six ohv motor. Theyre outta reach for me so watching this was therapy. Thanks!

Thank you for the great description, Eric. Keep update us with your great videos.

Thank You for this video, i bought a 1951 chevy bel air, this helps a lot. Greetings from Allende NL Mexico

A simpler way to do this is to simply adjust as the firing order goes. 153624. That can be done simply by turning the engine till the distributor rotor points to the next point and make sure the points are contacted. That signifies somewhere very close to top dead center. Just make sure the both valves are shut, it’s a easy process, don’t overthink it..

Great video. Looking forward to working on my 235 with this information.

Thanks man, this is just what I was looking for! Adjusted the valves on my 57 Chevy 3600 with the 235, and it sounds much better.

Eric thanks a lot i have a 49 Fleetline 216 with 6 volt still and i am going to do adjustments and soon switch to 12 volt from watching your videos. keep them coming again thanks

Thanks for your very helpful video, you presented the information well, as well as showing us each part you where describing.

Eric I like your video. I did that when I had my old '36 Chevy and '51 Chevy. I set the valves with the engine running worked out great.. I also had the adjusting tool for those engines. Thank you

Thank you very much! Getting closer to being in the car.

The oddly tapered piece cast into the pulley is for the hand crank. This feature was done away with in '48 on the cars but the balancer continued to have it cast in them.

Thanks for your insights, was able to get a 216 in a 1939 Business Coup dialed in perfectly...

Thanks for the info! I have one of these olg trucks with a 235. been at least thirty-five years since it ran. losts to do.!

Thanks for the video.....my grandkids are CONSTANTLY rearranging my magnets 😅

Merry Christmas... Thanks for this great gift :) 1950 Styleline Deluxe Sport Coupe.

Really enjoyed this video. I have a 52 Chevy pickup with a 235 so I got a lot of valuable information. Keep these videos coming . Great Job!!

Excellent demo, thanks!

I am coming from the future to tell you, find a different cheap alternative to rubbing alcohol. In 2020, there will be none found on the shelf for months. Lol on a real note though thank you so much! Currently working on a 1953 Chevy 210 with the 235 low mileage engine.

Gracias 👍 un saludo desde Cuba

Thanks for sharing, very helpful

That slot in the crankshaft pulley you referred to, is for a hand crank

Thanks so much for the great instructional. I'll be using your technique on my '41 Chevy car. I also love the Christian tunes in the background :-) . Take care (Joe in Nashville, Tn. USA)

Great video for those who really want real experience with moderate skill. By the way, a soft misspelling after exhaust 5 to be corrected as intake (not exhaust) lol:) Sincere thanks for all your efforts.

Thanks a lot men!

Liked the background music also!

Very helpful .... thank you 😊👍

Nice car I have a 74 to toyota land cruiser fJ40 and the procedure is the same For adjusting valve engine .is very similar it's a straight 6 dependable never left me walking.

hey Eric I'm wondering if you can help me out I'm putting a new choke cable on my 216 but it's not working ...can you add or take pics on how it's hooked up

Look on line , there is a tool that fits into that crank groove . Works great for doing the valves .

When number 6 is at top dead center your distributor rotor is pointing at number 6 correct?

So when you put #6 on top dead center will the rotor be on #6?

Ha! that thing on the front of the crank shaft is where the hand crank fits in. remember the 216 was made back when cars had hand cranks.

NICE

The harmonic balancer pulley was made for a crank!

Remove the plugs for ease of rotation. '37 Chevy Master/firetruck.1.5 ton chassis

a well presented video... beautiful kids too by the way... so did the valve adjustment rid that dreaded miss in the engine? I watched the video about the exhaust replacement, but the car had a miss... thought it may have been the valves... or maybe compression issue...

You have a 52 and the book states adjust the exhaust valves to .013-.015 why would you adjust the exhaust to .018 ?

Great video, thanks.

My first car 1949 chev coupe, stop at gas station gas station, attendant had his arm in a cast held up above his heart. I asked what happened, stasis he was adjusting the carb on old Chevy like mine. Fan blade broke off almost cut his arm off. After that I have always been leafy of metal fatigue in all fan blades. Even the bearings go out in the old free floating fan clutches.

It's for the hand crank. By 54 that engine had been in service since the 1920s.

Hi, do you think this procedure and sequence of exh-int at the two TDC positions that you showed will be the same in my 1960 Chevy Apache 235? Thanks in advance.

Good vid except you have one valve labeled wrong. They go from the front cylinder (no. 1) 1).Exh & Intake 2).Int & Exh 3).Exh & Int 4).Int & Exh 5).Exh & int 6).Int & Exh

Hey man, adjusting my valves on my 60 apache with a 235. What exactly do I look for on the flywheel. Am I lining the pointer up with the ball bearing looking thing?

ball bearing wheel bearings need to run with a little preload(slightly tight) on them or they will self destruct. The timken tapered roller bearings do not need preload for the bearing. But do need preload if the car has disk brakes.

Looks like whoever had mine in the past has tightened all of them down hard, can't get feeler guages in any of them! Probably be a job for another day now, should be fun

Ever have an issue on gauging the exhaust due to the bit of angle the rocker hits the top of the valve?

The shop manual states 13-15 thousands for the exhaust. Why would you set the exhaust to 18 thousands?

Book said .006 and .013........So if you really did adjust exhaust to .018.....its too much

It's a starting handle in Britain

Also, the valves need to close all the way(deposits can build up on the valve and seat) if that happens the clearance will tighten up when you drive. a big deal. If you loose the valve clearance the tappet and cam will destruct. If you really want to do it perfect you need to know every valve is closing properly. having that cylinder up to fire. Locking the engine. High gear park brake on. pressurize cylinder with 100psi shop air. if you hear a valve leak smack on the rocker arm with a padded hammer to bounce the valve till the hissing leaking stops. then set clearance. Or just hope for the best.

It was called for a crank!

Yea sadly mine since died. Getting a v8

I can't seem to get the timing right...any ideas what am I doing wrong. can you help me 51 235

Great choice in music :) Am I correct that because I have hydraulic lifters, I would set them all to 0.000"?

I have an idea for your next project? Convert points distributor to HEI distributor? Any ideas?????

You should count correctly the Intek and exhaust ,A big mistake Should be like 1exh 2intek 3intek 4exh5exh 6intek 7intek 8exh 9exh 10intek 11intek 12 exh that the way

i may have my dads tool somewhere that was used to adj those valves running (back in the day) spring loaded with "tits" on both ends so it didnt slip off

I have the special tool to set the valve clearance with the engine running. Way to much trouble. Warm the engine up. Shut it off. Take off the distributor cap. Set rotor to number one(turn over with fan). Set number one valves. proceed as per rotor pointing to next cylinder(153624)

It’s a 215

Chevrolet never made a 216

l really enjoyed seeing you work on your car, thanks for the alcohol tip l will use it, l was using paint thinner.I just got a 52 deluxe it a real rats nest.

I have A 216 that I'm working on You said you're number 6 from the front to the back of the motor is an exhaust when it should be an intake you might want to check that out