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Installing them for the first time, any tips? 1.6 crane aluminum roller rockers. Yes im a noobie Thanks
Prox.

Originally Posted by Proxemus

Installing them for the first time, any tips? 1.6 crane aluminum roller rockers. Yes im a noobie Thanks
Prox.

When a rocker ratio is changed from 1.5 to 1.6, the distance from the pushrod cup on the rocker to the fulcrum centerline gets shortened. This will move the pushrod closer to the rocker stud, so make sure you have adequate clearance where the pushrod comes up through the head. If the pushrod is rubbing, you can make additional clearance with a rotary burr in a hand-held die grinder or simply work on it with a rat-tail file. You don't much want to do this with the motor assembled though because little shards of cast iron don't work well with the innards of a motor.

Originally Posted by Proxemus

Installing them for the first time, any tips? 1.6 crane aluminum roller rockers. Yes im a noobie Thanks
Prox.

Tip, if ya can't get it right, ask a mechanic buddy for some help/guidance, little mistakes in a valve train can cost a lot of money. Changing form a 1.5 to a 1.6 you could run into valves hitting the pistons on some motors. pull the plugs and turn it over by hand before you ever start it. make sure you oil them well before starting the motor.

make sure not to tighten them down to far, you should barely be able to spin them with your fingers. also have to find out if they are 0 lash or not.

Originally Posted by 91camaro248

make sure not to tighten them down to far, you should barely be able to spin them with your fingers. also have to find out if they are 0 lash or not.

If you are a professional engine builder who does this day in and day out, you may have developed a feel for twisting pushrods and knowing when all the lash is removed. If you are the run of the mill hot rodder who builds one or two motors a year at the most, you will get the valves too tight using the twist method.

Loosen the adjusting nut. Hold the tip of the rocker down against the tip of the valve and jiggle the pushrod up and down while slowly tightening the adjusting nut until all play is removed, then tighten the nut 1/4 to 1/2 turn more. Yeah, it takes three hands.