[Healeys] push rods too long

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Fri Aug 10 01:36:15 MDT 2012


Just keep in mind then you start decking the 100 motor too much, the
water ports don't line up properly and you can either get leaking or
reduced coolant flow as a result.

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Austin Healey <pajtamuvek at gmail.com> wrote:
> On our mini rally car, we also use spacers under the rockers. it is a
> working solution.
>
> Gergo
>
> 2012/8/10 Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
>
>> Hi Jonathan,
>> I've struck that problem in the past and used spacers under the rockers to
>> solve the problem (100S).
>> Unfortunately the rocker screws on a 100 come pretty close to the rocker
>> cover and you may have problems with that when you raise the rocker shaft.
>> I resolved that by using an extra thick rocker cover gasket..
>> Failing that I think your "shorter push rod" idea may be the only solution
>> I have had them made by Crowler in the past...don't know if they still do
>> it.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Salter
>>
>>                          *I have BJ8 water pump kits!!*
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Jonathan Quandt <jfaquandt at comcast.net
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > I have run out of rocker adjuster to adjust on my 100-4.The head and
>> block
>> > have been decked many times and I am wondering if that is the cause or
>> > this. The #7 valve is too tight to perform the cam timing test between #1
>> > and #4 cylinders.
>> > Any one use shorter pushrods. push rods are stock. Regards, Q
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