Note that the tappets should stay with the cam, which will stay with the block. Don't put new tappets in on the old cam!! or old tappets on a new cam. Valve springs should all be similar height when sitting free (unloaded,) and pushrods should be checked for straightness by rolling on a flat surface, too. (I've never tried that with springs, though it makes sense.)
HTH, Donald. > From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 20:20:21 -0400 > > At 01:42 PM 7/7/02 -0700, John Hobson wrote: > >Another longish update on my (car) troubles... > > [Cooling system recommendatons snipped] > > >And finally, I went back and re-checked the push-rods on the old engine > >and they all worked fine and none was lower than the others so I think it > >must just have been my eyesight that thought it was! > > > The camshaft moves the rods up and down, so they are always at different heights. > > > >Should I use the push rods were in the engine with the rockers (new > >engine) or should I use the ones that were with the cyliner head (old > >engine)? I am guessing that I should use the ones that go with the > >rockers as these will also match the tappets. > > That is the correct reasoning. > > To check a spring, roll it on a flat surface and see that it does not roll in a >wobbly fashion. > > Doug Braun > '72 Spit /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
