Hi Jacob.
I just remembered of an 4 cylinder 22RE engine on a 4Runner that I once owned that required the valves to be adjusted hot. You had to idle it up to operating temp, open the valve cover, adjust two cylinders, close the cover, idle it to temp again, open again, adjust the two remaining...

That said, you got me curious if the TB was something like that and I found on the manual that the clearance you used cold is actually meant to be for hot scenario. In a cold scenario they should be a bit tighter. The manual doesn't mention that thing of doing two, heating again, doing some more two, etc, but it kinds of make sense to me. I am by no means an expert on the subject, so please, take your own conclusions. I just meant to add to the discussion.

Cheers!

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