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ROCKERS GET LOOSE
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10/24/11 08:02 PM
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ever have problems with rockers that won't stay tight?
they are indy rockers and its never the same ones. after setting the lash it runs great but then its a crap shoot as to how long before one loosens up. engine is a 440 with a 590 cam and indy rockers.....any tips
THANKS
WAXER
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Re: ROCKERS GET LOOSE
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#1101111
10/24/11 08:09 PM
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Delray beach, Florida
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the best tip i can give you is to sell them to someone you don't like and put a decent set on there.
other than that, a single drop of wicking loc-tight will keep them from loosening.
machine shop owner and engine builder
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#1101112
10/24/11 08:10 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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the best tip i can give you is to sell them to someone you don't like and put a decent set on there.
other than that, a single drop of wicking loc-tight will keep them from loosening.
 
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Re: ROCKERS GET LOOSE
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#1101113
10/24/11 08:11 PM
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ever have problems with rockers that won't stay tight?
they are indy rockers and its never the same ones. after setting the lash it runs great but then its a crap shoot as to how long before one loosens up. engine is a 440 with a 590 cam and indy rockers.....any tips
THANKS
Are the surfaces below the lock nuts spot face nicely
so the nut lands flat on that surface
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Re: ROCKERS GET LOOSE
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#1101114
10/24/11 08:14 PM
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my Indys did the same thing until i put a nice set of Smith Bros adjusters in them.
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#1101115
10/24/11 08:40 PM
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20 years ago I started to give my wrench a decent shot with a dead blow hammer. Never had a loose one since
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Re: ROCKERS GET LOOSE
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#1101116
10/24/11 08:42 PM
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baldwinsville new york
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the best tip i can give you is to sell them to someone you don't like and put a decent set on there.
other than that, a single drop of wicking loc-tight will keep them from loosening.
i bought some from you  
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Re: ROCKERS GET LOOSE
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#1101118
10/24/11 09:26 PM
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Had a set of the Harland's work themselves loose when they were first installed Talk to Harland and they say to torque them to 25ft lbs the problem was solve  seems there instructions say to hand tighten  there instruction has not been updated sense 05.
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#1101119
10/24/11 10:21 PM
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CompWedgeEngines
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the best tip i can give you is to sell them to someone you don't like and put a decent set on there.
other than that, a single drop of wicking loc-tight will keep them from loosening.
Sell them to me....I wanna sell them to DRAM.....
RIP Monte Smith
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10/24/11 10:48 PM
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Funny thing...I do alot of different type engines and the Import stuff is amazing! You set the adjusters and they tighten up like a bank vault and WILL NOT MOVE--I am told it has something to do with the metric pitch threads--If I ever prove that I am going to try it on a Mopar rocker somehow--Every Mopar aluminum rocker I have seen with the "get loose " problem seems to have been overtightened at some point and has streached the threads in the rocker--that and China adjusters are doomsday! Smith Bros adjusters are some of the best but there is no way to beat Harland rockers on a Mopar unless you go to TD or Jesel--It is crazy to race a Mopar with anything else--it will always bite you and cost MORE than good stuff at the start IMO
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Re: ROCKERS GET LOOSE
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#1101122
10/25/11 03:20 AM
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the best tip i can give you is to sell them to someone you don't like and put a decent set on there.
other than that, a single drop of wicking loc-tight will keep them from loosening.
"sell them to someone you don't like"
quoted by a engine builder,, Gezzzzzz
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10/25/11 01:11 PM
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the best tip i can give you is to sell them to someone you don't like and put a decent set on there.
other than that, a single drop of wicking loc-tight will keep them from loosening.
i bought some from you
He must not like you 
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#1101127
10/25/11 05:24 PM
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Call Dove, they make em, and like Dan said, They arent the best. I have a set on a 440, and a set on a 340 from Hughes, but they are very light duty hydraulic cams. My Demon has Harlan Sharp, and if, IF I ever have any issues, Ill step up to T&Ds or Jessel.
kasey
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Re: ROCKERS GET LOOSE
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10/25/11 07:44 PM
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Ditch em and save yourself a lot of anguish.For the money Harland Sharp is great and will at least talk to you if you have an issue. 
I can hear some valvetrain noise over the exhaust on my car at idle in the garage, standing next to it with the front end off but if I hear something over the exhaust at WOT it's already too late.
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