Adjustable push rod guides
03-06-2024 | 11:37 AM
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03-06-2024 | 11:53 AM
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Not a lost cause, you just learned something and did it yourself.
Should be a point of pride.
Should be a point of pride.
03-06-2024 | 05:44 PM
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Keep that microagression at bay please
03-06-2024 | 08:51 PM
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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.
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.
Never have I thought you were a lost cause. I prob had no more knowledge than you when I joined OSO 25 years ago. I had basic hot rod car mechanical knowledge. 90% of the details about marine stuff, I learned here and there still a ton of stuff I defer to people with a lot more knowledge than me.
03-07-2024 | 03:49 AM
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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...
03-07-2024 | 08:43 AM
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I asked the same thing last year. I had some questions about his builder before his boat even hit the water. I'm glad he made it through the season though.
03-07-2024 | 11:44 AM
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Wonder what would have happened if he was sent non adjustable rocker arms. 
03-07-2024 | 07:07 PM
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Lol
03-08-2024 | 12:19 AM
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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.
Thanks again for your suggestion.
