525 EFI Maintenance
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The Gold crane factory stock rockers are known to have needle bearing issues. Inspect closely, one failure sends needles......everywhere. Fortunately they are just barely too big to fit through the oil pump intake screen
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the biggest problem is the weak springs. most times they are 100lbs pre-load which is half what it should be to maintain a stable valve train. there have been numerous reports of failed rockers. Not sure if it is wide spread or limited production run.
sadly the bravo xr drive is due too…this is about the time the clutch goes and gears are severely pitted.
for peace of mind…both items should be gone thru and pressure test headers while your at it.
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That filter is for gm systems that use a oring at connection to filter. Does the 525efi have oring on the kine there? Microfiche doesn’t show one.