At this point, I'd get the cheapest rocker covers you can find and cut a slot out of them so you can see what's going on in there. That way when you shut it down your can see what is creeping and making that noise.

Thats what i did ..I cut out a old valve cover and the last valve adjustment i did running..No noises, no stuck valves
everything is moving up/down smoothly..Rev the motor no noises...shut it off, put my hand on one rocker i think # 4 intake and i felt a click and on the other valve cover i heard another click, back and fourth for 15 seconds and then STOP. Engine water temp at 125F.

A bent valve, How would it run so smooth

BENT VALVES
Bent or slightly warped valves tend to hang open. A valve that hangs open not only prevents the cylinder from firing, but also is likely to be struck by the piston and bent so that it cannot seat properly. Symptoms of warped or slightly bent valves will usually show up as damage to the surface of the valve head.

Check these out ....New videos on rockers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvtnKBX6kX8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR7zFhRba4M

That movment is normal on that type of rocker after the lifter bleeds off.

I am no expert but I agree with lifter "bleed off", (with the rocker arm play), I experienanced the same thing last season. If you would like to check it remove the the distributor and prime the oiling system using a electric drill and an oil pump priming tool. You should notice that the rockers will loose thier play after they are primed and then bleed off again. This might help you isolate the tick, tick noise by priming the oil system with the drill. Good luck and please keep us posted.

Cliff

I ordered 2 sets of comp cams steel roller rockers and pushrods..The roller tip rockers will sit better on top of the valve stem..and they will fit under my stock valve covers...
Possible wear on old rockers at pushrod or valve stem end ?? This way everything will be new and then hopefully no more noise.. I hope ..

Thats good. When you put the new ones on make sure the roller of the rocker arm is centered on the valve tip. Take assembly lube or grease and coat the valve tip, then set the rocker arm in place, set the pre-load, and then remove the rocker arm. You should see a line in the grease on the valve tip, that should be centered. The pushrod length controls where the rocker tip contacts the valve. Roller rockers are sensative to proper valve tip location. Good luck.

Yea, definally check the pushrod length. Here is a article that may help you http://www.popularhotrodding.com/eng...variables.html

Good choice on the rockers, you may even pick up a couple HP and lower oil temps.

Thanks for the info.. I read the article..

The only thing is i'm not building a new motor. The parts in my new heads were parts from my old heads that were in great shape..The only thing that is new is the head castings, new head gaskets,intake etc. The only thing i did not do is keep all pivots, nuts, rockers and pushrods with the same and to the same place. So hopefully that is causing something not to seat properly when running and causing a odd noise during shutdown.

The last video showed excess movement almost like it was wobbling side to side. I realized after the lifter bleeds down you get some extra play..but not like that..It seems like the part that touches the valve stem of the rocker is worn and not sitting flush. I will check the pushrod length and make sure the roller is centered on the stem.


lets see what happens after i install the new rockers and pushrods