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Old 07-19-2007, 07:12 PM
RICK LAKE RICK LAKE is offline
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Default Ed is the rocker nut loose?

Ed couple of things, The pushrod has no marks on it? Is it bent, roll it on a flat surface to check. I there a good rub mark on the inside of the rocker by the shaft? The picture is not clear in this spot. It looks like the adjust nut was not tighten down enought and backed off the rocker. The spring keep the rocker in location over the valve. I would say without see the motor that these 2 rockers where loose after adjustment and when reved up it poped the pushrods out of place. Make sure the threads in the rocker are not stripped. 400 lbs of spring pressure when opened could have cause this to happen. I would also check for spring bind with the valves all the way open. safe spec is .100" between coils. Check the 2 lifters and cam lobes on these bores, If the cam went flat same thing will happen. Check the bottom of the lifter for damage. Cam lobes could be wiped. If solid or hydro lifters you can get them out with a magnet and not have to pull the intake. If you want to talk, call me 732-254-3536 Rick L. Hope for just loose adjuster nuts
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