Monday update:
1) FIRST, my apologies, as my rockers ARE spot faced correctly! I was sure the image in my head was correct when I wrote that they were not, ...but I checked today, and that part is good.
2) Mike at B3 called me back first thing this morning and we talked over options. He thinks that I'm fine staying with the 273 rockers for now as long as I can solve the adjusters staying tight. (He had checked in on this thread.) I will send him the info he needs to see what might be needed for possibly getting a set of 1.5 rollers in the future. Thanks, Mike!!!!
3) "Doc" at Automotive Machine and Performance (great Mopar oriented shop) here in Lawrence, KS thinks likely I'm just not getting the adjuster lock nuts torqued tight enough, and said that I likely need 30-35 lbs on them, which is more than I was doing. He handed me a set of ARP 12-point lock nuts which being taller give me an easier time getting a wrench on them. (The others were the low flat kind from Comp.)
4) And Gary at Rocker Arms Unlimited in Redding, CA is sending me two extra re-bushed and prepped replacement arms so I swap out the one or two with excessively loose adjuster threads.
So many great people, here on this forum, and other helpful and knowledgeable folks, all dedicated to keeping these old Mopars running. Just how cool is that?!!!! :thumbsup:
