It may not be pleasant, but setting the valve lash on a high-performance engine is a skill that must be learned. The reality is that even the most savvy engine masters had to learn about lash at one ...

Under a tree, in a remote corner of the earth, there is a guy adjusting his hydraulic valve lash with the valve cover off and the engine running. Yes, it's true. We've seen it. Proof is that you can ...

In this video, a valve lash adjustment is performed on a 1995 GMC Suburban's 5.7L engine while the motor is running to address a persistent ticking noise. The ticking sound is suspected to be caused ...

If we were all die-hard gearheads, we'd all run solid cams. A solid coupling between each cam lobe and pushrod makes the valves move directly in response to the lobe profile. That means the lobes can ...