so when me and my buddy was taking my head off we accidently let the valve rocker arms fall out. Now i don't where they go, as in which one goes where? There are little # on them, like 4, 2, 3, maybe a 1 or 0, there all really hard to see though. My question is does it matter where they go, are they all the same? Because i put them on and a did a valve adjustment and then started my engine and just heard a whole bunch of clicking and ticking, so i turned it off right away. Also when i was adjusting my valves im wondering how much resistance should i feel with the feeler quage, i did it so i could just barly feel it. and the exuast side i basicly needed to adjust the screw all the way out just so i could have the feeler gueage be able to pass trough it. Please help a guy out in needs, i miss my car and its been 3 weeks with out it. BTW its a B18b engine.

 

get the correct feeler gauge thickness, when adjusting them you want to feel resistance on the feeler gauge. it should be a fairly tight fit.

 

yeah i have the correct feeler guages, for intake its between 0.003-0.005 in. and i used a 0.004 for exuast its between 0.006-0.008 in and i used a 0.007 but i didn't know it should be fairly tight, i was aware that you should feel a slight resistance?

 

bump, for any help

 

yes you should feel resistance! it should feel very snug.

 

No, you want a loose drag on the feeler gauge, NEVER tight, that will ruin the gauge, this is also true when using micrometers, which has a stopping clutch to prevent chimps from over tightening them.

Yes it does matter, but its all up to the engine, if your VTEC doesn't engage on all cylinders, you'll know why, just make sure at the least that the right rockers are still in the right groups, it wouldn't matter as much as to what cylinder they went on, as long as they are on the right side of the head.