Originally Posted by PQ290Enticer (Post 4892446)

I am someone that really needs and benefits from the knowledge base on this site and I hope you will continue to help me as I go along.
Thanks again for all the help with this........situation.

Originally Posted by Griff (Post 4892435)

Why wouldn't a professional engine builder already know this and why didn't he realize that the rocker alignment was significantly off and correct it???

Originally Posted by PQ290Enticer (Post 4892446)

Good questions Griff. ( I was hoping that this thread would just die out )
Everyone on here knows that I am not an engine builder and FYI, I don't understand a lot of the "tech talk" here whether its engines, props, or whatever. Unfortunately for my boat, I do like to do as much of the work myself as possible. Whether I should or not is another question. Anyway, I like to think that I am learning ........and then this happens.
I pulled the valve covers on the first engine and low and behold, it already has the adjustable guide plates. The exact adjustable guide plates that I just bought again from AFR. ("AFR Racing Pushrod Guide plates 6109-8")
I don't know why the alignment was off on many of them. It's a larger shop and he has a guy that does the assembly. I do think the alignment should have been better. Maybe even though the alignment wasn't perfect, they would have gone 1,000 hrs anyways? My understanding is the higher the rpm, the more critical this is? By todays standards my engines are pretty low key and not high rpm mills. Anyway, I went through the first engine and have them all decently centered now.
I realize that it's sh!t like this that makes me look like a lost cause but believe me, I am someone that really needs and benefits from the knowledge base on this site and I hope you will continue to help me as I go along.
Thanks again for all the help with this........situation.

Originally Posted by Ryanw10 (Post 4892547)

I think this engine builder needs a name. I see lots of west Michigan people on here and think it would be fair to know if it saves us in the future...

Originally Posted by SB (Post 4892579)

Wonder what would have happened if he was sent non adjustable rocker arms. :)

Originally Posted by PQ290Enticer (Post 4892233)

Thanks for your comment and suggestion however I already bought the adjustable ones. I wouldn't have known that there was an alignment issue except I had a lifter fail. During that repair I posted a few pics of the collapsed lifter and several people here noticed that my rockers were not even close to being centered on the valve tip. Turns out the AFR 265cc heads require the adjustable guides and I was just wondering if the other manufacturers required them too. I think my builder should have called me during the assembly and told me he needed the adjustable ones. I think he would take care of me "labor wise" but I know the first sentence out of his mouth will be pull the engines and drop them off and that is not going to happen. So I'm going to find out just how much of a PIA this is to do.
Thanks again for your suggestion.