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whenever i rev my engine up my rocker arms start to tick then i have to take the valve cover off turn the engine on tighten til theticking goes away then turn it 1/4 turn. Ami doing something wrong or do i need to get a new bolt for this rocker arm?
What type of heads do you have? What type of rocker studs do you have (press in or thread)? What type of lifters do you have? Do your rocker stud nuts have set screws?
It sounds like you have standard rocker arm nuts and they're worn out. Once they loosen up they will not stay where you set them. You can get a set at most auto parts stores.
so i went to get a new bolt and a .89 cent job eneded up being a $300 job i now need a headjob the stud came out of the head and antifreeze went in the oil and blah blah blah
Is it the stock cam? It sounds like it wasn't the rocker loosening, but the studs pulling out. You can convert them to screw in studs by pulling the studs, tapping the holes and installing 7/16 screw in studs. You can tap them right on the engine if you are careful. I did on my 1966 a code engine in order to install a bigger cam.
Sounds like the shop that did the machine work is going to owe you some money back. Take lots of pictures!!!!!!!!! Take them into the shop and ask them what they are going to do for you!
Really sorry to hear that. Yeh, push-in studs will back out from time to time. Get the heads machined for threaded studs and you will not have to deal with that again. Again, sorry...
08-03-2009, 01:07 PM
Why does my rocker arms need tighten so much
