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Old 02-07-2006, 09:08 PM   #1
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use a pushrod length checker, available at most decent parts stores and all speed shops.
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Old 02-07-2006, 09:30 PM   #3
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Well, I know that there is a push rod checker, but how do you perform the check, what do you look for?
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You try to find the rocker arm height that will produce the least amount of travel across the valve tip as it actuates the valve.


Varying the push rod length will vary the rocker arm height.
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Thank you, thats what I needed.
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