In a Truckin' mag article, they put the 1.7 roller rockers in a dak 5.2.
Apparently there was interference with the rocker covers. The oil splash
shield had to be "caressed" about 1/4" with a hammer. Not much of a problem if
you know about it ahead of time.
Dr. Pat
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>From: Jason Jennings <jason@spray-tech.com>
>To: "'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: RE: DML: Question on going faster
>Date: Mon, Mar 15, 1999, 3:15 PM
>
> I checked the new Mopar Catalog. Would you buy the valve covers to
> match the heads, the heads to match the lift???? I sat down and thought
> real hard about a rocker bolt on. It seems like the cart before the
> horse cheap way out. I looked at cam shafts, heads, valve covers, yada
> yayda, so on.... It almost reads as if you do it all at once. If you
> want a cam with more lift and longer duration, doesn't the head need the
> clearance? Shouldn't the valve cover have the room to take on the
> valves from the head???? Man you can certainly find yourself lost in a
> big ol' as migraine. Oh well, in time I suppose it shall all fall
> together.
>
>
>
> Jason
> 3/15/99 10:17 AM
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Kuzia [SMTP:flyboy01@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 1999 10:03 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Question on going faster
>
> A freind of mine has a built 5.9L in a ram and had clearance
> problems with the Crower rockers and the MP aluminum valve covers.
> Mark
>
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