MoonShadow (4/9/2013)

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Definately sounds like you need to do a valve adjustment. There should be some precise instructions available by searching the Forum if you need them. Don't forget that number one is on the passenger side. Chuck

'59Edsel (4/10/2013)

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Question: Theres an auxiliary oiler attached to the valve covers. Should I get rid of that?

paul2748 (4/10/2013)

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More than likely there wasn't oil getting up to the rockers because they put that oiler on the car. The only way to find out if they are needed is disconnect the oilers, plug them and run the car. If oil is getting up to the rockers (and going out the overflow tubes) then you don't need them.

And I agree, you need to adjust the valves - you have one or two out of adjustment.

MoonShadow (4/14/2013)

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You are getting some oil to the rockers but its flowing real well. What is your mechanical expertise? Looking at the residue in the head I would recommend pulling the rockers off and cleaning them inside and out. Oil flows up through the head and into the rocker shaft from there it feeds to the rocker arms. The remaining oil comes out of the tube at the end of the rocker assembly and back into the engine. I didn't see any flow out of the tubes. But I can see you are getting some oil to both sides of the engine. I could see a fairly steady flow onto the tops of the valves and the push rods. It looked like the pushrods were getting oil ok. If you can take the shafts off they have a small press in plug in each end. These are available at some parts stores. You can knock these plugs out to get to the inside of the shafts. Clean them thoroughly along with the oil feed hole at each rocker location. Then clean out the feed holes on rocker arms. While you are at it it wouldn't hurt to clean the oil feed holes that come up through the block. One of them makes a dogleg turn at the block so you can't really pass a cleaning wire through it. Get what you can and then try a shot of air into the holes to clear any garbage left behind. Clean the head area and make sure the return holes are clear. Reassmble and test. There are several articles here on adjusting the rockers just do a search for them. Hope this helps, if I've missed anything there will be someone else to point it out. Chuck

Shaft plug conversation and part nrs here:

http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/Topic80265.aspx?Keywords=shaft%20plug

and a good article on valve adjustment here:

http://www.y-blocksforever.com/tech/html/valvelash.html

HoLun (4/14/2013)

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and to the OP, I'd take both rocker assy off, dissamble and clean, recommand marking which rock goes where and reassamble back the same place. hopefully its only clogged at the rocker area not the passages in the head and block.

and of course everything have to be tighten down properly before you can make correct lash adjustment. infact if anything else, tighten the rocker stand to spec and see if the noise die down. not liking how the rocker stand is acutally moving when the engine is running...