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RE: Push Rods with Milled Head

To: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
Subject: RE: Push Rods with Milled Head
From: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:20:16 -0500
I was able to buy shorter stock pushrods that were stock for the PI 
engines.  Rimmer Brothers has them listed.  I think I bought mine from Ken 
Gillanders, British Frame and Engine.

Rob

At 11:34 AM 9/18/2002, Navarrette, Vance wrote:
>         John:
>
>         I am wondering the same thing. If you mill the head, you
>must shorten the push rod side of the valve train by the same
>amount. 'Course you could do the ghetto thing and just ignore
>the change in geometry and hope nothing breaks.
>         I did notice in the moss catalog that they sell different
>adjusting screws for the older head, and I am wondering if
>the screws somehow make up for the need for shorter pushrods.
>If the screws are shortened correctly, then can you reuse your
>existing pushrods? It seems like it is possible....
>
>         Any one with experience here?
>
>         Vance
>
>------------------------------
>1974 Mimosa Yellow Triumph TR6
>Cogito Ergo Zoom
>(I think, therefore I go fast)
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ShewFamily@aol.com [mailto:ShewFamily@aol.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:10 AM
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: Push Rods with Milled Head
>
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>
>My question is that in doing so, do I also have to measure the push rods and
>take an appropriate amount from them in order to keep valve geometry
>correct? I notice that in the catalogs of the big three, only one push rod
>is available. Thanks.
>John Shewmake
>
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