<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448735926361_84412">You're going to make me go out in the cold garage and remove the valve cover and look to see what kind of spacers I have.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448735926361_84413">Mike<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1448735926361_84365"><span></span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Saturday, November 28, 2015 11:15 AM, Peter Caldwell <peter@nosimport.com> wrote:<br></font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4805959811"><div>
Hmmm some/most/all? high lift use solid spacers, so back to
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4805959811yui_3_16_0_1_1448735926361_3088">I will check
the rocker bushings, but there is only a few thousand miles on
the rocker assembly since the 1275 was built a few years ago.
They are high ratio (1.5) rockers, but I don't think there is
that much wear on them yet. The very first time I put oil in
the engine, the oil would fill the valve cover before it would
eventually drain down in the block. When I built this engine
I went kinda crazy trying to lighten the valve train and
installed hollow pushrods. Besides, they don't flex or bend.
The problem is the holes that the pushrods pass through were
enlarged, but apparently not large enough for oil to easily
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November 28, 2015 10:01 AM, Peter Caldwell
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<div> And while loose, you can wiggle the rockers to
feel if maybe those bushings are worn, which can
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<div>"Palm to forehead", why didn't I think of
that? Thanks Peter for saving me all that work.
Besides, I would have to figure out how my new
electronic works.</div>
<div>Mike MacLean</div>
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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Head Stud Torque Setting
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In those desperate times at a race, you loosen
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<div>I am not pulling the head. I may be wrong,
but I have to remove the head Stud nuts on the
pedastals to lift the rocker assembly off the
engine to replace the pushrods. I'm thinking
the other stud nuts have to be loosened also to
re-torque the head properly. Is there another
way to replace the pushrods without loosening
all the head nuts in sequence?</div>
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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Head Stud Torque Setting
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Why pull the head at all?<br clear="none">
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