I re-read the info from the machine shop. He thinks the original engine builder, Strictly Foreign, didn't set up the push rod length at all and that I need to do this. That makes sense as they are way off. So who has a good description of measuring proper pushrod length? BTW. RISMachine did the head work. On May 26, 2015 4:13 AM, "Dean Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> No, stock rockers. > On May 25, 2015 5:32 PM, "Daniel Moy" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> Dean G. Johnson, PhD >> Postdoctoral Fellow >> Biomedical Engineering >> McGrath Lab >> University of Rochester >> Robert B. Goergen Hall Rm. 316 >> Box 270168 >> Rochester, NY 14627 >> [email protected] >> Office: 585-273-2156 >> Mobile: 315-576-5928 >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
