Frankenstein is giving me trouble...
Wow, that head must've been the last one before a end of shift on a Friday! I can't say I never really noticed that, and I never heard any comments from my machine shop. My other head is perfectly normal :
(I'll need to clean up that flash rust, I've put on some oil to prevent from getting worse)
I hope this head is okay to use. I'm kind of upset that the machine shop didn't say anything before forking the $350 to rebuild it.
But some good news, I found an issue. My rocker shaft bolt hold down spacers were complete opposite of what it should've been. I have since corrected it and here is a before and after of the contact on the stems. Before :
After :
I will check tomorrow on what the dry erase marker test does for a contact patch. A few more questions :
So I'm guessing these pushrod angles are normal? Will I be able to run safely, I'm not racing this engine or revving super high for long periods of time. I've never seen lifters with raised seats. I've seen stock rollers, then the crazy race rollers at $100 a pair.
I'll see about getting the heads off again and getting then ground to clear. They will need very minimal, as the stock pushrods barely, just BARELY cleared.
And thank you to everyone who has chipped in. I am super thankful for the collective knowledge this forum collects.
Wow, that head must've been the last one before a end of shift on a Friday! I can't say I never really noticed that, and I never heard any comments from my machine shop. My other head is perfectly normal :
(I'll need to clean up that flash rust, I've put on some oil to prevent from getting worse)
I hope this head is okay to use. I'm kind of upset that the machine shop didn't say anything before forking the $350 to rebuild it.
But some good news, I found an issue. My rocker shaft bolt hold down spacers were complete opposite of what it should've been. I have since corrected it and here is a before and after of the contact on the stems. Before :
After :
I will check tomorrow on what the dry erase marker test does for a contact patch. A few more questions :
So I'm guessing these pushrod angles are normal? Will I be able to run safely, I'm not racing this engine or revving super high for long periods of time. I've never seen lifters with raised seats. I've seen stock rollers, then the crazy race rollers at $100 a pair.
I'll see about getting the heads off again and getting then ground to clear. They will need very minimal, as the stock pushrods barely, just BARELY cleared.
And thank you to everyone who has chipped in. I am super thankful for the collective knowledge this forum collects.
