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valve train gurus need help rocker stud broke

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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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valve train gurus need help rocker stud broke

car was running week so i pulled rocker covers an found #3 intake rocker snapped and the lifter completely broken also. I have edelbrock 6085 heads with the springs that come with them. my cam specs are in my sig. i have 1.6 roller tipped rockers by comp cams. do i have to much lift? are the 1.6 rr worth it? what would cause this? i was driving normal at the time it broke off my lash was set at 1/2 past O lash lifters are less than a year old. stock pushrods. any suggestions thanks:
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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my guess is you don't have the correct length push rod. did you check the length you need? my other guess is you have two methods of locating the rockers, you can only use one.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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i have self aligning rockers. and i am NOT using guide plates. are the stock pushrods to long?
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Old May 1, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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spoke to edelbrock today.. the claim that a longer .100 pushrod would solve my problem, of binding at the rocker arm slot. edelbrock literture says to do so . how will this solve it? and were would i get the best deal on 7.300 push rods.
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