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The #7 exhaust is the last one in line to get oil , and the hole for the push rod cup is high up , you might be bleeding oil off before it gets there , crank it with the cover off and see how much oil its loosing down the line

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I stand corrected, I can never remember second from
the front or rear and which side.
If all the rest are oiling check the rocker and make
sure the cup/adjuster has the groove lining up with the
hole in the rocker... if adjusted to far down it
wont line up

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OK, so I took the shaft off, cleaned up the offending rocker on #7 exhaust, (set the lash) and put it back together. Ran it down the road a few miles, came back, took it apart and now the #4 exhaust rocker has no oil. #7 is fine, but now its #4.

Can too short of pushrods, ie too many threads of the adjuster below the rocker cause this problem? Ive known my pushrods are on the short side, about 6 1/2 threads sticking out below the rocker.

Also, how much oil should the top of the motor be getting? With the motor running, rev'd to 3k or so, there sure doesnt appear to be much oil getting to the top. Its been like this since it was put together. 650 street miles, 16 or so passes. I dont have any restrictors or anything anywhere?

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You don't mention what brand/model of rockers you have. When I installed my Comp ProMagnums I found that if there were more than 2 full threads showing the oil holes on the adjusters and rocker bodies did not line up. If you have 6 threads showing that is probably your problem IMHO.

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OK, so I took the shaft off, cleaned up the offending rocker on #7 exhaust, (set the lash) and put it back together. Ran it down the road a few miles, came back, took it apart and now the #4 exhaust rocker has no oil. #7 is fine, but now its #4.

Can too short of pushrods, ie too many threads of the adjuster below the rocker cause this problem? Ive known my pushrods are on the short side, about 6 1/2 threads sticking out below the rocker.

Also, how much oil should the top of the motor be getting? With the motor running, rev'd to 3k or so, there sure doesnt appear to be much oil getting to the top. Its been like this since it was put together. 650 street miles, 16 or so passes. I dont have any restrictors or anything anywhere?

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61/2 threads showing IS WAY TOO MUCH, you are closing
off the oil port in the adjuster.... unless yours
have a hole in the rocker that squirts oil at the
pushrod cup(you would see it on the under side of
the rocker)
Either way 6 1/2 threads showing is WAY TOO MUCH
and your side loading the adjuster and I'm surprised
you havent broke them by now

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[You don't mention what brand/model of rockers you have. When I installed my Comp ProMagnums I found that if there were more than 2 full threads showing the oil holes on the adjusters and rocker bodies did not line up. If you have 6 threads showing that is probably your problem IMHO.

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How much oil pressure do you have , pull the rocker shaft and crank it on the starter, oil should fly out the hole feeding the shaft

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How much oil pressure do you have , pull the rocker shaft and crank it on the starter, oil should fly out the hole feeding the shaft

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Thats what I would do right now to see
if you have the supply... while you have the shaft off

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How much oil pressure do you have , pull the rocker shaft and crank it on the starter, oil should fly out the hole feeding the shaft

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Thats what I would do right now to see
if you have the supply... while you have the shaft off

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How much oil pressure do you have , pull the rocker shaft and crank it on the starter, oil should fly out the hole feeding the shaft

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Thats what I would do right now to see
if you have the supply... while you have the shaft off

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OK. Will do.

Soo, what if I dont have the supply? Where could the restriction be?

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You should be able to run a stiff wire(welding rod
tig type) and bump into the cam going down the oil
port in the head
Also put the rocker shaft hold down bolt in the hole
when you test for oil... it could be blocking it off
which would mean the oil hole coming up isnt big
enough... also the hole in the rocker shaft might
be too small to allow the oil into the shaft...
just things to look at

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61/2 threads showing IS WAY TOO MUCH, you are closing
off the oil port in the adjuster.... unless yours
have a hole in the rocker that squirts oil at the
pushrod cup(you would see it on the under side of
the rocker)
Either way 6 1/2 threads showing is WAY TOO MUCH
and your side loading the adjuster and I'm surprised
you havent broke them by now

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They do have the oil hole underneath the tip, no holes in the adjuster itself. I can tell the rockers are being side loaded by the wear pattern inside of the rockers. So, will the adjusters being too far out, cause the cup to not be oiled properly?

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Geometry is wrong!Rockers are covering oil supply orifice.You need longer pushrods. What lifters are you using?Can you add pushrod oiling??

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Went back and read a few reply's, the guys are right hats too many threads showing. I someone hasn't already suggested, a easy and quick fix, is a set of lash caps. Standard valve diameter is 3/8, after market like Eddy, Indy etc use 11/32, and Hemis are even smaller, get some thick ones..Like .080-.100 thick that have the small oil hole in them...Shouldn't run you no more than $40 shipped from the parts store.

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Even with lash caps that would take up .0416 per turn
on the adjuster so thats about 2 1/2 turns(if they
were .100 thick) still leaving 4 threads showing,
he NEEDS push rods... at the correct length.

But I have a question..... what part of the rocker
are you burning up.... the push rod cup at the rocker
.... or where the rocker is riding on the shaft.
If your burning the cup... that hole that sprays the
oil is shooting the oil to a certain spot and the cup
is no where near that point(1 1/2 threads)