I think I tightened "the piss out of it"... then it broke. I replaced it, but probably did not tighten it enough... it came loose. LEARNING ABOUT RACE ENGINES IS LIKE TRYING TO KEEP A WOMAN HAPPY!!! HIGH MAINTAINANCE.... all the time. WOW.....

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I THINK YOU MIGHT BE PRESIDENT SOMEDAY :shock: :shock: :shock:


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Olds 48 (Mr) You would have my vote... we could keep our guns, Gas would come down, liberals would scatter like sloppy lean pistons @9000 rpm. People would re-gain respect for our country... speed shops across the USA would have girdles for Canfeilds... with ZERO discrimination. Just think of it...Obama would HATE you. You got my vote "Mr Olds48"

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instead of over tightening / torquing it- try some red lock tight- a couple drops will surprise you 8)
even with girdles-
it doesn't ware that fast that you would need to adjust it all the time

Good idea.... I should have thought of that before... Thanks!

buy a set of shaft rockers and be done with it!!!! crane even makes a decent set. i ran well over the 950lb max spring pressure without any problems. only thing i didn't like was all the shims needed under that stand,but after that i loved 'em. never any problems!! and easy to adjust!!

Rabbit: You gotta know this is my fist BBC, w/roller everything. Prior to this, all I had was SBC's that were more mild & hydralic.Having said this, I am new to all of this & learning as I go...which so far is good, but EXPENSIVE! Anyways, being green on valve trains, I am not sure I know exactly what shaft rockers are. I assume they are direct fit & lash is done by shims... I will look em up on the net or my catalogues. Gimmie some suggestions if you want. Thanks Bro!!

Link http://www.racingjunk.com/gallery/profile/172321/55596 on my racingjunk profile. Shaft rockers are the way to go. instead of being on a "stud" they “bolt” directly to the head and have a shaft go through the rocker. much stronger, no flex with high spring pressure, no guide plates needed, and no aggravating stud girdle needed.
Jesel and T&D are the most popular, but I bought the crane set because they were on sale. I liked them and they worked well even though I was way over thier max spring pressure rating of 950lb. the shims we had to use (go under the mount that the bolt goes through into the head) was used to get the rockers at the correct level to match the top of the valve. Once on, you never have to bother with again. It was just aggravating to have to shim so much. Check out the crane site. it has some good info and pics that may help. http://www.cranecams.com/index.php?s...lvl=4&prt=2147

this is something you may want to add to your next rebuild. more stable than stud rockers, but your not gonna see any faster times just by changing rockers. unless your breaking 'em like i was.

Rabbit

If I had NOTHING (rockers girdle etc) I would go with a shaft setup...since by the time you buy all the other stuff you have almost paid for the shaft rockers...but when you already have girdles guide plates and rockers...it's hard to justify the extra money in my opinion.