After redoing the rockers ands all tye good stuff. My car sounds kinda like a diesel, but not so loud. Is it the rockers? Is that normal? BTW, the rockers were on way to tight!
**** now it sounds like their to loose!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My luck!!!!! Sounds like it hitting the valve cover, but its probaly pounding on the pushrod or something!!!!!!!!!!
yep that. plus i jusr relooked at the rockers install and it seems like i did it wrong. When you se the exhaust start to open you do the intake on that piston. i did it when i saw the intake move i did the intake. and same for exhaust!!!!!!!!
what style heads are they? pedestal or stud mount rockers?
if pedestal, watch the exhaust valve open and close, then the intake will open and close. as soon as the intake closes, tighten down the rocker till zero lash (slight drag on pushrod) and see how much of a turn it takes when torqing it. 1/4 to 1 is what your looking for
1. Remove the valve covers, and pick a cylinder you are going to set the pre-load on. Only do one cylinder at a time.
2. Rotate the engine in its normal direction of rotation (clockwise) and watch the exhaust valve on that particular cylinder. When the exhaust valve begins to open, stop and adjust that cylinder's intake rocker arm.
3. To adjust, back off the intake rocker arm adjusting nut and remove any tension from the push rod. Wait a minute or two for that hydraulic lifter to return to a neutral position. The spring inside the lifter will move the push rod seat up against the retaining lock, if you give it time to do so.
4. Twist the intake push rod with your fingers while tightening down the rocker arm. When you feel a slight resistance to the turning of the push rod, you are at "Zero Lash". Turn the adjusting nut down one half to three-quarters of a turn from that point for street applications. Use 1/8 to 1/4 turn for race applications. Lock the adjuster into position. The intake is now adjusted properly.
5. Continue to turn the engine, watching that same intake valve/rocker you just set. It will go to full open and then begin to close. When it is almost closed, stop and adjust the exhaust rocker arm on that particular cylinder. Loosen the exhaust rocker arm and follow the same procedure described before in steps 3 and 4 to adjust this rocker arm.
6. Both valves on this cylinder are now adjusted, and you can move on to your next cylinder and follow the same procedure again.
There may be some initial valvetrain noise when the engine is first fired up but once oil pressure has stabilized and the engine heats up, it should quiet right down to a normal level.
Remember that some racier camshafts will have a mechanical sound to them and will not be a silent as factory units
LOL!!!!!!!!! you should of seen the way i was doing them, it was That 70's Show Friday Special, so i only actually worked on it on commercials!!!!!!!!lol