[Spridgets] Rocker install question

Ron Soave soavero at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 9 14:00:36 MDT 2019


Drain some water first to be safe. 

Ron Soave

> On Jul 9, 2019, at 2:14 PM, JMFangio via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the responses guys!
> 
> Plan is to :
> 
> Back off all the adjusters
> 
> Loosen all the head bolts
> 
> Remove the head blots to the rocker pillars
> 
> Adjust the clearance
> 
> Enjoy the sweet music of a properly running engine.
> 
> Look down the spark plug holes with a scope to check for piston damage.
> 
> Curse that I will have to remove the head anyway
> 
> Curse that if I had installed my rebuild with the 1098 stroker crank I could have been driving this car.
> 
> YMMV
> 
> Lester
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 7, 2019, at 2:59 PM, Lester Ewing via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all!
>> 
>> So I have asked this question before but I can’t find/remember the answer so here goes:
>> 
>> Do I need to undo all of the head bolts to remove those that hold the rocker inn place and then re-torque or can I just undo the ones that hold the rocker arm in place and reinstall them ?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Lester
>> 
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