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I've just bled my lifters on my 2lt cu engine and refitted them and when I went to do the valve timing with no 1 at tdc if I turn in 1.5 turns on the tappet it is opening the exhaust valve,so much that If I shine a torch down the plug hole I can see the light trough the exhaust port,is this correct and will the lifters soften up or as the lifters are rock solid after bleeding do I just set the tappets to touch or is there something else going on ?
Thanks guys.
Mick.

Make sure you've got in at TDC on the compression stroke and not the exhaust stroke.

Good point boxy,the rotor arm is pointing to the notch in the dizzy but it could have been messed with,I'll heck it again.thanks boxy.