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66bluefb
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posted 06-21-2002 07:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 66bluefb   Click Here to Email 66bluefb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm getting ready to put rocker arms on my heads. I have '66 289 heads, and I'm putting on 1.6 3.8 stud roller rockers. Do I have to adjust them with the feeler gage or tighten them all the way up or what? Would appriciate any advice on this. Tony

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posted 06-21-2002 07:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SteveLaRiviere   Click Here to Email SteveLaRiviere     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Do you have a solid or hydraulic cam?

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66bluefb
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posted 06-21-2002 08:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 66bluefb   Click Here to Email 66bluefb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don`t` know if it is solid or hydraulic.I bought a 86-91 302 HO rebuilt motor and put a B-303 cam in it.Did I already mess up?Also I not sure if the push rods will work.The heads are 66-289

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do your lifters have little wire spring looking things on the top end of them. sounds like you got a roller cam motor by the year model. MAKE SURE that you have a steel or bronze dist. gear. the cam will eat up a cast one.

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posted 06-21-2002 08:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SteveLaRiviere   Click Here to Email SteveLaRiviere     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That's a hydraulic roller cam. You'll need to preset them by running the nut down while spinning the pushrod between your thumb and finger. When it's tight enough to stop the pushrod, turn it 1/4 turn more.

Then you'll need to adjust them while running for the best results, using rocker arm clips to prevent an oil flood.

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posted 06-21-2002 08:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SteveLaRiviere   Click Here to Email SteveLaRiviere     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You'll need the pushrods for the roller cam, they are shorter than standard 289 pushrods.

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66bluefb
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posted 06-21-2002 08:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 66bluefb   Click Here to Email 66bluefb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes I do know that I have roller lifters.Also I am using the push rods that came with the motor

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posted 06-22-2002 10:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
YOu have to adjust them for some pre-load into the lifter.You must set them one at a time with the lifter on the heel of the cam.

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