I think it's time to give up on the Dove's and try rocker arm specialist.  I can't find anything I've done wrong to cause the repeated failures.  I just don't trust these anymore.

Lawrenceville, GA

I'm with you Charlie, enough already.

-Gary Burnette-

Charlie,

That sucks!!!  I understand about wanting to change brands but will Dove make it right?  What are the details when it happened?....6500 rpm grabbing gears or idling in the driveway?  Let us know.

   

1956 F100 Big Window 309ci Y-block,  1956 F100 small window 272ci Y-block

Greg.  Mountains of North Eastern CA

I was not abusing it at all.  No more than 3000rpm, normal driving when this happened.  I don't really care if they'll make it right.  I've had so many problems since switching to these that I just don't want any more.  We're not talking ultra high spring pressures here.  This is a mild street motor.  There's no excuse for it.  I never had these issues with stock, even more worn out rocker arms.


Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie,

Do I see some dark metal at the bottom of the lower picture? That would seem to indicate a crack that was there for a while. They need to fix these before any more Y-Blockers suffer this type of failure. Eventually someone will lose an engine to this. As you say this type of failure is unacceptable. How many of these have failed you and other Y's guys? I'm sure I wont buy any from them! Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Wow, it cant get more frustrating than that!  Better change brands before something worse happens.

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

I agree 100%.  You need change those out before the rest of your engine gets ruined.  For the price of the rockers they should hold up to a full on race engine...not just a mild street engine.  It's a sad situation though.  There aren't that many performance parts out there for the "Y's" and now there will be one less...for me anyways.  Good luck and lets us know how the Rocker Arm Specialist work out and if Dove does anything.

   

1956 F100 Big Window 309ci Y-block,  1956 F100 small window 272ci Y-block

Greg.  Mountains of North Eastern CA

thats real scary   i'm just about to fit a set of those....spent a day so far juggling shims to get them centred over the valve stems and maintain 50 thou side play.  it seems odd to me it broke on the low side when all the pressure is upwards?  i'm looking at one now and yours seem slightly different. mine are not "splined" like yours appear to be..   have you spoke to Dove if so let us know what they have to say

best regards

stuey 

Damn Charlie, that makes me worry about the set on my motor.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

hi charlie, is that a drip of oil or a piece of metal between the spring coils?

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.