What to set valve lash w/o cam card?

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nm9stheham said:
When re-installing the rocker shaft bolts, many/most of the book specs are wrong... too high! Torque these bolts 15-18 ft lbs.

As far as oil in just one rocker, I am not sure that has any significance. Was it at or near the back? Did the other rockers have oil around the shaft? Were the notches on the ends of the shafts facing down and to the left, as you look at each side of the engine?
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The 1970 manual states 210 in. lbs. torque. No kidding, just 15-18 ft. lbs.?
The oil pool in one rocker was just above the valve tip. Didn't really notice a lot of oil around the shaft, but keep in mind it's been sitting at least 2 months. Yes, the shafts are in the correct position.
 
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stock rockers are easy to tell left and right visually-pushrod cups and at valve areas are offset
 
210 / 12 = 17.5 . I hear you do not have solids, for future reference I must say - if we pick up an engine with solids that are well mated in to an old cam - I would measure all 16 first , warm and go wisely from there
 
oldkimmer said:
Still no pics? Kim
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Finally, here are some pictures.
I removed the right valve cover today and seen variance in rocker #s there, also. All the lefts were #710 LT and the rights were either 710 RT, 710 T, or 79 RT. So, this removed my concern about the left bank variance. I made sure each set had the proper left and right rockers and they did. The rockers were in good enough condition to run....ain't broke, don't fix. And, I cleaned all the crust off of them.
Next, I pulled the left header off and verified my and Kim's thought of an exhaust leak. (See the picture). I used the REMFLEX graphite gasket to fix this issue. (I have used these before and highly recommend them.)
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