having trouble firing motor
07-26-2007, 11:18 PM
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RE: having trouble firing motor
its not all at the same time ill bend two and then ill bend four more its ramdom i cant figure it out
07-26-2007, 11:19 PM
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RE: having trouble firing motor
when does it happen? launching from a light, or long sustained high revving, like WOT in 4th, or what?
07-26-2007, 11:24 PM
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RE: having trouble firing motor
no i cant get it started it does it cranking
07-26-2007, 11:26 PM
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RE: having trouble firing motor
how did you torque the rocker arms?
07-26-2007, 11:31 PM
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RE: having trouble firing motor
just tightened them untill the then push rod had no play in it and then locked them in place
07-26-2007, 11:34 PM
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RE: having trouble firing motor
u spun the motor over to TDC at each cylinder while u tightened the rockers right?
07-26-2007, 11:36 PM
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ya of course
07-26-2007, 11:43 PM
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ummm... well i dunno then
07-26-2007, 11:45 PM
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RE: having trouble firing motor
they are all breaking at the rocker
07-26-2007, 11:48 PM
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RE: having trouble firing motor
are you using stock valve springs?
07-26-2007, 11:43 PM
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