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as I posted, have the adj. out of rocker and rod is against rocker. NO clearance???. rod is a mopar mech cup and socket type rod and is a bit shorter than a stock hyd. rod. cam base should be smaller than a stock cam so I don't know why I have no free play




Your pushrods are TOO LONG , you need to get or make a checker pushrod and figure out the length you need and have a set made.

The purpose of rockers shims is to correct incorrect rocker to valve geometry , they are NOT for correcting for pushrods that are too long , I don't care who say they are, they are WRONG.

If your pushrods are against the rockers without the adjusters then you need new pushrods , plain and simple.