eZ

Well installed new lifters...somehow the new lifter from ford are a tad bit different and the heads had to come off to install them. so new head gaskets, intake gaskets, exhaust gaskets, 7 qts of oil...because i spilt cooloant in the motor taking the intake off. expensive but i think its good to go. set the timing to 14*. kept shocking the hell out of myself setting the timing....whats up with that..all new cables too. Guess I need to ground the motor.

Im still getting quit a bit of chatter from the lifters though. I set them with half turn of preload. could be that my valve covers are just thin aluminum too i guess.

Iskwezm

went 3/4 turn on mine

sure the rockers arent noisy?

eZ

could be the rockers who knows...guess my ear isnt that good. they are comp pro magnum rockers..ill google how noisy they suppost to be. 3/4 will probably quiet them

Gun Jam

Check to see that around each plug wire that connects to the dizzy that there are no stray wires from the braided cable that are exposed or nearly exposed. Sometimes during assembly one or two strands may peel away from the braided cable and sneak past the insulation.

a possible easy way to locate the voltage leak would be at night or in low light use a spray bottle filled with water on the MIST setting (not stream) and mist around the dizzy after a few sprays from about 6" away you should be able to see the arc from the area of the leak.

-Gun

Iskwezm

roller rockers do generate a little more noise.

eZ

found the culprit...believe it or not the rocker was loose but not because it wasnt set right...because the damn rocker stud was backing out...wtf?

OCHOHILL

Was it the same one as before? Are your stud holes blind?

eZ

it was actually the intake one of the same cylinder...previous one was exhaust. both cylinder #8. wonder if somehow I never torqued that cylinder down for some reason.

PS. why did this get moved to general discussion?