Hello everyone, anyone know how to set valves on a 305 with 350 heads. My friend hurd a tap comming from them and reset them. well since he messed with them i cant get the car to start he tightened everyone nute on the roker's. i had no compression in the motor after he did that so tonight i took and lossen them all up and got my compression back but it still will not fire if anyone knows a easy way for me to set my valves i would be verry appreceated of it.

thanks you

 

Look up EOIC. I just did that this afternoon, that'll work for ya.
If its tapping, you've probably wiped out your cam.

A 305 with 350 heads??

 

dont ask i bought the car with the 350 heads on it m and if my cam is whiped out what dose that mean mean i need a new cam put in or what the motor only has 42 miles on it but im not sure if the guy ibought the car from broke the engine in or not

 

Try to reset the valves by the EOIC method. If you end up getting stuck where some of the valves won't move (stopping you from setting the one next to it), then you have wiped that lobe. And yea, that means you need a new cam.
But try setting it first, and go from there.

 

well if i haft to put a new cam in what would you recamend.

 

Slow down, you may not need a new cam yet. Besides, I can't possibly recommend a cam without knowing ANYTHING about your engine.
I'm hoping your engine came with the 3 mounting bolts for the 163 tooth flywheel? That wouldn't effect your cam timing, no.

Ok, a quick search showed me sofakingdom explaining EOIC;

"Use the EOIC method... adjust each cylinder's intake as its exhaust just begine to open (EO), and adjust the exhaust just as the intake is fully closed (IC). Much much better than that Chilton's method. THis method will actually get them close enough to where the motor will run halfway right."

Do that first. If you notice you're rotating the engine over for a very long time, and your #6 exhaust lets say, never moves, so you can't adjust your #6 intake, then yea, you've wiped the lobe off your #6 exhaust, and you need a new cam.