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I got it. It worked pretty good and it went pretty quick. I was hoping that adjusting the valves would eleminate some knocking upon acceleration. It didn't. It did seem like the rocker arms were pretty loose when the valves were closed. How would I know if the rocker arms are shot?

Awesome! Thanks and I hope you're having a great Thanksgiving.

Thanks again for the clarification. Sorry for being such a noob but could you be more specific on how to set the valves turning the motor with the alternator nut. Would I still start by looking at cylinder 6 but the intake as it transitions to exhaust to set cylinder number 1? What is the advantage of only setting the valves one cylinder at a time then rotating it 120 degrees? I do have the manual and it shows which valves to set when cylinder number 1 is at TDC. Then it shows the rest of the valves to set after rotating the motor 360 degrees. Thanks in advance for your patience in explaining.

Excellent write up and video. Thanks! I just did adjusted my valves on my 97 cummins 12v using it. I have a question though. I turned the motor over by cranking on the alternator bolt, which is the reverse of the normal engine direction. To set number 1 I watched number 6 but the intake closed before the exhaust open. On the video how were you rotating the engine? The normal direction or reverse?