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Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap Marko2727 #1084449 02/08/2015 8:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	"So I put the head on & tightened it down, but my gap looks huge from the top of the valve stem to the rockerarm on #2 and #5(exhaust). It looks to be about 1 inch away." Is your rocker arm assembly in-place and torqued down (25-30 ft-lbs)? Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
235 valve to rocker arm gap	Marko2727	02/08/2015 8:10 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	brokenhead	02/08/2015 8:22 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Hotrod Lincoln	02/08/2015 8:31 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Marko2727	02/08/2015 8:37 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	tclederman	02/08/2015 8:40 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Marko2727	02/08/2015 9:14 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	fixite7	07/01/2022 5:14 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Hotrod Lincoln	02/08/2015 9:22 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	JSMvintage	07/01/2022 3:33 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	buoymaker	07/02/2022 2:41 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Hotrod Lincoln	07/03/2022 5:19 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Bill Hanlon	07/01/2022 3:59 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	texczech	07/02/2022 12:07 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	JSMvintage	07/02/2022 1:52 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	JSMvintage	07/02/2022 2:32 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	buoymaker	07/02/2022 3:14 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	JSMvintage	07/02/2022 4:55 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	buoymaker	07/02/2022 6:27 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Dragsix	07/03/2022 5:26 AM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Phak1	07/03/2022 12:43 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Bill Hanlon	07/03/2022 2:18 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Phak1	07/03/2022 3:20 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	JSMvintage	07/04/2022 8:19 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Justhorsenround	07/04/2022 9:47 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	JSMvintage	07/07/2022 3:23 AM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	buoymaker	07/04/2022 11:27 PM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	klhansen	07/07/2022 4:23 AM
Re: 235 valve to rocker arm gap	Justhorsenround	07/07/2022 12:23 PM

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