Adjustable rockers adjusters problem?..
YR,
Pressed the wrong key before adding I clearly stated in post # 57 the BHs were for spring CLEARANCE, not to fix geometry.
And speaking of 'geometry', I do not see anywhere that the OP was unhappy with the rocker contact on the valve tip, only that he was having issues finding suitable adjusters for the rockers.
And you have probably got it wrong with your statement 'the shafts are too close to the valve'. If you meant the rockers are too close to the valve, & hence spring contact with the rocker, it is quite possible the spring OD is a tad too large. There will be a limit with some engines as to how large the OD of the spring can be.
What you are doing is telling someone to bandaid an issue rather than fix it. His springs are not too big, so that rules that out. And the rockers he has aren’t made with an oversize body so that can’t be it. So what IS his issue?
It’s ROCKER ARM GEOMETRY. Why can’t YOU read and comprehend what I’m saying?
You aren’t helping the OP one damn bit. In fact, you are screwing him.
And yes sir, the shafts are too damn low and too damn close to the valve. Which is EXACTLY why the rockers are hitting the springs. A grinder or different springs are NOT the answer.
So I’ll ask you this since you have such a hard on about a correct fix. Why are you so opposed to getting the geometry correct? Are you saying it’s not wrong? Because I don’t need to to see the OP’s swipe pattern to tell you if the rockers hit the spring the geometry is wrong. Dead wrong.
You don’t have to like it. But stop telling people to fix a geometry issue with a spring, because that is never right. Ever.
Rather than telling people the wrong way to fix something, I suggest you go to b3racingengines.com and actually READ all four of his teach articles on geometry? Then you may get a grasp on why what you are telling people is so wrong.
As far as the OP is concerned, I don’t care what he does. If he follows your pitiful advice that’s on him. But someone else will certainly come along and read this thread and LEARN what correct geometry is and why it needs to be correct. And they will benefit from Mike at B3 and his knowledge and not make the mistake of running garbage rocker arm geometry.
There is no reason not to fix the geometry on these engines any more. Ever. It’s very inexpensive and Mike’s system is easy to use.
It’s just bullheaded dumbassery to keep telling people to not fix their geometry when they clearly have an issue.
