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Setting rocker arms?

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ike34

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My neighbor needs help setting rocker arms.
How do set rocker arms on AFR 205 heads so that the valves open correctly?

Do you adjust them like a chevy or do you torque them? My neighbors dad is a chevy racer so he dosent know much about ford.
 

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It's the same as a 'chevy'

Just remember that Ford numbers their cylinders different than a Chevy

What kind or rockers are they? Roller or Regular ones. You can probably search the Forums and find a couple of threads about them.
 
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roller rockers
Thanks
 

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If their studmounted roller rockers use this set of instructions:

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.

If they are pedestal mounted rockers use this:

http://www.cranecams.com/pdf/453e.pdf
 

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Exactly what 5spd GT said. I just did that same procedure on my roller rockers tonight as a matter of fact.
 
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Do you still have hydralic rollers or solid. I think to adjust solids you have to use a different method.
 
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