Rocker arm assembly alignment WTF!!!

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Is that either the rocker stand 2nd from the back on the passenger side, or 2nd from the front on the driver's side? If so, those serve as the oil delivery passages to the rocker shafts as well as a rocker stand and hold down point. It looks like the passage is full of trash... is that the case?
 

Finally received my engine back with a threaded whole checked and busted bolt removed. Now i am going to start putting it back together. Hopefully i can get it all squared away and installed this weekend withour any problems.
 
Wait. So he didn't get the rockers lined up right. Put them on KNOWING there was a snapped bolt in there. And presented it as a finished engine?

Who is this guy? Inquiring minds.
 
Before you go any further, you really need to question any machinists and your bother's friend re: their knowledge of small block Mopars (even the small but significant things like the correct location of the thru oiling bolt in the thrust plate, proper cam bearing installation, cam degreeing, etc.). I'd create a SB Mopar specific checklist and see if they actually know what they're doing. If they can't answer the questions properly, you may want to take it to a reputable builder and have him disassemble/reassemble.

Note: Since Fall Fling is coming up, you could check to see if Brian from IMM will be there. If you can work something out, that might be a good option (if need be).
 
wow...so many things that could be said, but would probably hurt someone right in the feels.
 
Well I would take your frustrations out on your brother...steal his dope his gf, you name it...lol
Seriously though "friend" needs a whooping. You said "several" machine shops? ? Wow
As above people said tear that ***** down and dbl chk everything.
Good luck
My brothers friend is the guy that assembled the engine but he had a couple different shops do the machine work.
 
Go ahead ... we're all relatively hard-skinned here. ;)

Maybe some of you :lol:

I was going to say something along the lines that the friend need to learn how to read a Mopar engine book. It doesn't require a huge amount of familiarity, but it does require comprehension and maybe to give a **** about what you're doing. Any clown shoe who knows how to spin tools to assemble an engine knows when a bolt breaks and if it does, remove the broken piece. You might even want to look at the piston rings to make sure the gaps are correct and they're in the right lands...
 
Maybe some of you :lol:

I was going to say something along the lines that the friend need to learn how to read a Mopar engine book. It doesn't require a huge amount of familiarity, but it does require comprehension and maybe to give a **** about what you're doing. Any clown shoe who knows how to spin tools to assemble an engine knows when a bolt breaks and if it does, remove the broken piece. You might even want to look at the piston rings to make sure the gaps are correct and they're in the right lands...

Agreed. There are little nuances that are easy enough to miss like the timing chain oiling bolt going in the correct location through the thrust plate and putting the oil slinger on the right way. There are tons of little (and not so little) things that can wreak havoc on a motor. The upshot Is that it just needs to be done correctly by a competent builder.
 
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