Re: SD no compression in cyl 3?

2014-01-01 Thread RAPIDROY
i pulled the vcover and yes a slider fell off. im now trying to find a valve compressor. Roy In a message dated 12/29/2013 9:16:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, amop...@yahoo.com writes: I don't know how you drive your cars, but I've seen rockers (followers) get thrown off the cam. The

Re: SD no compression in cyl 3?

2014-01-01 Thread RAPIDROY
Well the rocker bit the dust ( it must have been flying around the valve cover) so I pulled one from my other engine but it is a stamped one and the one in the car is a cast kind, does it matter if its cast or stamped? Roy In a message dated 1/1/2014 12:01:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

Re: SD no compression in cyl 3?

2014-01-01 Thread amoparx
Glad to hear you got it working. Were your cam and rocker very worn? One of my GLHS's was clattering a lot. I switched over to a roller cam/followers setup. Nice and quiet after that. When my Sister lost here first rocker, she was quoted something like $800 for a cam and a couple rockers.