[Spridgets] Head Stud Torque Setting

[Peter Caldwell]

Hmmm  some/most/all? high lift use solid spacers, so back to torquing, I 
venture.


On 11/28/2015 12:47 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> I will check the rocker bushings, but there is only a few thousand 
> miles on the rocker assembly since the 1275 was built a few years ago. 
> They are high ratio (1.5) rockers, but I don't think there is that 
> much wear on them yet.  The very first time I put oil in the engine, 
> the oil would fill the valve cover before it would eventually drain 
> down in the block.  When I built this engine I went kinda crazy trying 
> to lighten the valve train and installed hollow pushrods. Besides, 
> they don't flex or bend. The problem is the holes that the pushrods 
> pass through were enlarged, but apparently not large enough for oil to 
> easily pass by.
> Mike MacLean
>
>
>
> On Saturday, November 28, 2015 10:01 AM, Peter Caldwell 
> <peter at nosimport.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>     And while loose, you can wiggle the rockers to feel if maybe those
>     bushings are worn, which can be another reason the head gets
>     flooded with oil
>
>     On 11/28/2015 11:53 AM, rrengineer.mike wrote:
>     "Palm to forehead",  why didn't I think of that?  Thanks Peter for
>     saving me all that work. Besides, I would have to figure out how
>     my new electronic works.
>     Mike MacLean
>
>
>
>     Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>     -------- Original message --------
>     From: Peter Caldwell <peter at nosimport.com>
>     <mailto:peter at nosimport.com>
>     Date: 11/28/2015 9:38 AM (GMT-08:00)
>     To: "rrengineer.mike" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
>     <mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net>, spridgets at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net>
>     Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Head Stud Torque Setting
>
>     In those desperate times at a race, you loosen adjusting nuts and
>     slide the rocker to the side, unless you have solid spacers.
>
>     On 11/28/2015 11:27 AM, rrengineer.mike wrote:
>     I am not pulling the head. I may be wrong, but I have to remove
>     the head Stud nuts on the pedastals to lift the rocker assembly
>     off the engine to replace the pushrods.  I'm thinking the other
>     stud nuts have to be loosened also to re-torque the head properly.
>     Is there another way to replace the pushrods without loosening all
>     the head nuts in sequence?
>     Mike MacLean
>
>
>
>     Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>     -------- Original message --------
>     From: Peter Caldwell via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>     <mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net>
>     Date: 11/28/2015 6:30 AM (GMT-08:00)
>     To: spridgets at autox.team.net <mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net>
>     Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Head Stud Torque Setting
>
>     Why pull the head at all?
>
>
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>     Peter Caldwell
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>     -- 
>     Peter Caldwell
>     World Wide Auto Parts of Madison WI
>     2517 Seiferth Rd
>     Madison  WI  53716
>     (608)223-9400
>     www.nosimport.com <http://www.nosimport.com/>
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Peter Caldwell
World Wide Auto Parts of Madison WI
2517 Seiferth Rd
Madison  WI  53716
(608)223-9400
www.nosimport.com
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