Hi Dean,

Did you have ratio rocker arms, if so did you size the push rods?

Dan





> On May 25, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Dean Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I am finally installing my rebuilt heads into my 1915 cc engine. I have the 
> heads on, put in the push rods and am test fitting the rocker arms to check 
> geometry.
> I put the shims that had been installed under the shafts originally and there 
> is not nearly enough room for the swivel foot adjusters. Even screwed all the 
> way out, they nearly touch the stems. If I use a thicker shim I am afraid I 
> won't have enough threads for the rocker arm nuts. ( can I back the studs 
> out?) will standard adjusters give me more adjustment? Where is the best 
> graphical description of adjusting the geometry? I don't have a dial 
> indicator so if there is another way to do it, that'd be great.
> Dean
> '71 Super Beetle
> http://deangj.tumblr.com
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