RE: Dead Dak, I screwed up Somehow

From: Shawn Bowen (Shawn@bowen.com)
Date: Tue Jun 12 2001 - 01:57:20 EDT


I agree with you and Marty told me the same procedure. Unfortunately I got
carried away tightening them down, I guess I was nervous about the push rod
coming out from under the rocker while running, but I guess that's what the
lifters are for when they pump up. Either way, I have to opener up again
tomorrow and find the tight ones.

Thanks,
        Shawn

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Sam Parthemer
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 12:56 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: RE: DML: Dead Dak, I screwed up Somehow

You should call Crower if you don't believe what I told you re: how to
correctly adjust them. Ask Marty Fletcher at www.KRCperformance.com
he'll tell ya the same thing.

If you run the truck with no covers you're gonna have about 3 quarts of oil
all over the driveway for one, second... with the unknown state you have
your rockers in, you may infact have completely compressed a few lifters, so
you'll be chasing your tail trying to get that setup correctly....

The method I went through works, and works well...

Sam '00 RT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Chuong Nguyen
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 7:09 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Dead Dak, I screwed up Somehow
>
>
> I'm sensing 2 problems.
>
> you said 7.1 roller rockers/ DAMN. are the valve springs
> sticking out the
> hood? hehe.... sorry.
>
> anyways. you said you "Torqued" the 9/16 nut down until there's
> zero lash?
> On roller rockers, you're supposed to start the motor without the valve
> covers, loosen the 9/16 hold down bolt until that rocker/lifter/pushrod
> starts to "tick tick tick" then you tighten it until the ticking
>



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