nm9, I didn't replace the chain because it's almost new. It only had maybe 1/4 of play on the slack side.
GTS, how did you go about measuring your pushrods then? I had previously broken all of my pushrods before I spun the bearing because I guess they were too long? So, I remeasured them by getting one of those extendable pushrods and put it on the #1 rocker arm while the lifter was at the base lobe of the cam and then tightened it were it should, and extended it just a half turn more for lifter preload. My new measurement was only .1 shorter. Granted, my engine is far from stock. Is there anyway to tell if I got it right this time? Before, when I had the valve cover off looking at the valves I tried twisting the exhaust pushrod while at TDC because you're supposed to be able to do so, I could. Is that a good enough insurance? I'm pretty sure I measured them right, but your comment puts a seed of doubt in my mind. Does it matter if I checked them on #1 or #6?
