[Michael C Henry]

If you remember I started last Feb 02..I removed the manifold to have some work done. Upon reassembly I had problems with the valve adjustments increasing.I found two lobes and lifters had gone bad.I had to advance all the rocker adjustments though three or four times over a weekend in June and twenty miles.The machine shop didn't notice anything.I didn't figure it out then either.The studs were pulling obvisously last June.Why only the center studs on both heads.The outer studs were never a problem .How tight do you go with a 3/8'nf stud anyway? I guessed 25 ftlbs.When it's my stuff I get ratteled. I had problems w/the first pushrod on right side. I removed the whole rocker assy and didn't notice that the two center studs came with the rocker shaft assy and weren't in the head anymore.Then I noticed I had almost no screw sticking above the lock nuts on the inner rockers on the left side.I looked and could see daylight under the two center stands on the left side. I disconected as normal.No studs turned.but those center studs also came up with the shaft assy.