Had this happen when car launched for my first time run this past Sunday. Thankfully there seems to be no other issues and I got a replacement from Harland Sharp today.
Some days it doesn’t pay to get outta bed
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RockinRobin
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It's always something! Now there's an "aw ****" moment.
I didn't know what had happened as I've never had a rocker arm break before. It was spitting and sputtering back through the carbs like it was a timing issue ( which is a sense it is) so I thought my ignition box had gone crazy. Some of my buddies said it sounded like I had blown it up. Funniest part is once I got towed back to my trailer this little old lady who had to be in her late 70s came over and said " I think you broke a rocker arm, that's what it sounded like to me". So I said let's find out so I pulled the passenger side valve cover and there it was! She said " I knew that's what had happened!" I asked her if I could hire her to be my chief mechanic!
This ain't the first time this failure has been shared here. I wonder if maybe they had a bad run?
Could be that. I'm not sure how many total runs these rockers have on them. But Harland Sharp has outstanding customer service so I should be back at it this weekend.
So they're sending one out for no cost? That's good of them.
Yes, they warranty their rocker arms for life against defect. All I was asked to do is send the picture of the broken rocker arm
You caint beat that!
1bad360duster
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I’ve dealt with Harland on a vendor issue that wasn’t even their fault, and they took care of me with excellent customer service. They are good people
plymouth67
It be a lot cooler if you did...
Is the push rod ok?
Ooopsie!
Sorry for your bad luck. But hey: it could had been way worse.
Syleng1
Sorry for your bad luck. But hey: it could had been way worse.
Syleng1
Locomotion
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Was there any clearancing done for valve spring/retainer clearance? It also wouldn't hurt to check the valve springs for proper pressures. Valve float can produce loads well over normal operating conditions.
1WildRT
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I have a buddy that had one break... Tiny needle bearings of hardened steel floating around are not your engines friend.. After that mess he added magnets in a few locations in the oil drain back path....
Dale Davies
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Epoxy screens on drainback to catch the lumps.
push rod was fine, 3/8s Smith Brothers push rods.
Dale Davies
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Tough luck but at least nobody hurt.
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