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Topic: installing rocker arms
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66bluefb
Gearhead Posts: 456
From: Okla.City,Okla.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 06-21-2002 07:20 PM
   
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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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33988
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-21-2002 07:45 PM
Do you have a solid or hydraulic cam? ------------------
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66bluefb
Gearhead Posts: 456
From: Okla.City,Okla.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 06-21-2002 08:04 PM
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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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 3600
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-21-2002 08:20 PM
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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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33988
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-21-2002 08:23 PM
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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SteveLaRiviere
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posted 06-21-2002 08:28 PM
You'll need the pushrods for the roller cam, they are shorter than standard 289 pushrods. ------------------
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66bluefb
Gearhead Posts: 456
From: Okla.City,Okla.
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posted 06-21-2002 08:39 PM
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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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-22-2002 10:28 AM
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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