VonCramp
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I can't for the life of me figure out how he missed the springs touching when he set valve lash?!Wow!just Wow!
I can't for the life of me figure out how he missed the springs touching when he set valve lash?!Wow!just Wow!
In all fairness I feel like this wasn't exactly my screw up other than trusting someone who I perceived as to knowing what they were doing. Since I don't know very much about valvetrain geometry, I employed the help of my local machinist where they machine race motors. Seemed totally plausible to me. He does know some stuff, but in this case he dropped the ball. He's young and got in over his head on this Mopar valvetrain stuff. A lesson learned for me. I have a feeling he isn't done though because he ground through two sets of LS Chevy heads while porting them to the point where they couldn't be fixed. He hasn't apologized to me either after making him aware that the springs he ordered and installed for me are collapsed and in a bind. To further confuse things he insisted that my pushrod length wasn't that important due to having adjustable rockers. In my mind I am thinking that yea, but you can only adjust so much and a longer rod means longer travel for the rocker. He was fixated on the stationary point of the axis. Pointless to argue. I just gave up.You'll stop screwing things up when they start shoveling dirt on ya. LOL. They always say you learn the most from your mistakes. I beat myself up each time something I'm working on turns to crap. If I didn't want to continue beating my head against the wall I'd give up on it all. When it's all said and done you'll find you've got better stories to tell than the guys that never mess up. Good luck.
Oh dear.To further confuse things he insisted that my pushrod length wasn't that important due to having adjustable rockers.
I remember trying to figure out the exact length and he said you have adjustable rockers so there is room to play around. So, he ordered 7.250 I believe which are actually way too long judging by my bound up springs.Oh dear.
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In all fairness I feel like this wasn't exactly my screw up other than trusting someone who I perceived as to knowing what they were doing. Since I don't know very much about valvetrain geometry, I employed the help of my local machinist where they machine race motors. Seemed totally plausible to me. He does know some stuff, but in this case he dropped the ball. He's young and got in over his head on this Mopar valvetrain stuff. A lesson learned for me. I have a feeling he isn't done though because he ground through two sets of LS Chevy heads while porting them to the point where they couldn't be fixed. He hasn't apologized to me either after making him aware that the springs he ordered and installed for me are collapsed and in a bind. To further confuse things he insisted that my pushrod length wasn't that important due to having adjustable rockers. In my mind I am thinking that yea, but you can only adjust so much and a longer rod means longer travel for the rocker. He was fixated on the stationary point of the axis. Pointless to argue. I just gave up.
I think you may be correct!I remember trying to figure out the exact length and he said you have adjustable rockers so there is room to play around. So, he ordered 7.250 I believe which are actually way too long judging by my bound up springs.
I remember trying to figure out the exact length and he said you have adjustable rockers so there is room to play around. So, he ordered 7.250 I believe which are actually way too long judging by my bound up springs.
To further confuse things he insisted that my pushrod length wasn't that important due to having adjustable rockers.
Remember these words." Never argue with a moron, they will drag you down to their level and BEAT you with experience!"I remember trying to figure out the exact length and he said you have adjustable rockers so there is room to play around. So, he ordered 7.250 I believe which are actually way too long judging by my bound up springs.
I can't win for losing.Youre due to hit the lottery this week. I'm referring to you as Job from now on!
They are not exactly chewed up. The silver is from using a die grinder to clearance around the valve springs. However the deep groove cut in is from it digging into the spring.New problem. The rockers were digging into the springs. He thought he had clearance them enough but they were digging into the valve springs. As you can see the pro comp rockers are so thick it is hard to get them to clear.
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The roller beat to death or just stuff on it?They are not exactly chewed up. The silver is from using a die grinder to clearance around the valve springs. However the deep groove cut in is from it digging into the spring.
I was wondering the same thing?The roller beat to death or just stuff on it?
Hard for me to tell in the pic. I thinking needle bearing fulcrums and they like to flat spot with an impact.I was wondering the same thing?