I was up at the garage earlier today, trying to do as much as I could with my car seeing that it's crammed into a corner of the garage (we're talking about how to solve this issue but still haven't found a solution).
Before I parked the car last autumn I tried a rather crude method to adjust my valve lifters (as I thought they made the noise I've been hearing from the engine) but it turned out less than stellar; the engine lacked power and "oomph" after the adjustment.
After some searching I decided to try out a method described over at Crane Cams (scroll down to the "Adjusting Hydraulic Lifters for Proper Preload" section) which basically involves adjusting the intake and exhaust valve for one cylinder at a time.
As a relative beginner at engine tuning I decided to use this method as it's quite foolproof, easy to perform and you can stop at pretty much any time in the process and still get back to where you left off.
I got the drivers side done before I had to head back home (some of my garage mates talk for hours) and I plan to do the other side tomorrow. It's a bit of a workout cranking the engine around by hand but the method gives me complete control, which I like.
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