On Saturday, December 1, 2012 9:13:53 PM UTC-7, ChrisKlinger wrote:
> Hi group.
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> Finally got my heads yesterday. Today, I'm set to get my car running
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> again... but wait! Could there be _more_ surprises? But of course!
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> Pushrods are too short. From the look of the adjusters, geometry was never
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> right. In fact, I notice that the rocker arms are free to slide back and
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> forth about 1mm on the fancy hich-tech solid rocker shaft. In retrospect, I
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> can now see why it destroyed a valve guide (though a kindlier engine would
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> have kept it in the port, and not sent a piece into the cylinder
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> Anyhow, Monday I'll order new adjusters, a set of cut-'em-yourself
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> pushrods, and shaft spacers/shims.
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> Anybody ever buy from http://www.chircoestore.com ?
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> Also, opinions on swivel-foot adjusters vs. standard are appreciated.
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> And, no, I don't know what cam lift is, nor do I know what the rocker ratio
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> is. Pulled the oil pump hoping to see something, but there's no marking.
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> bolt-on gear, though.
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> Ya gotta love getting stuck with someone's half-baked crap.
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> Chris

The 911 type adjustors are expensive but last essentially forever. I am still using the set I got from GBE in 1999. They also help make valve lash much more stable. I typically only need to change the lash if I've had to re-shim the solid rocker shafts. Once or twice a year.

Max