Okay guys, tomorrow the big day. I'm going to remove the rocker assemblies and start soaking everything in oil eater. Does the engine need to be on TDC or anything before I remove everything? Also, when i reinstall, do I just go through the normal procedure of turning the engine by hand and doing the initial valve adjustment?

Sorry, I was looking at the wrong end. I know the block on top of the one rockerstand has an oil groove in it to feed oil into the rockers but I'm not sure how or if the rocker stand is modified. I think these kits just used the block and a hollow stud to feed the oil but where it enters the rocker shaft escapes me at this time. Happens a lot lately! Chuck

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Manchester, New Hampshire

The tubes are already installed in the correct location.
The yellowish blocks will need to be removed. A shorter bolt and appropriately sized stud may be required. A hole will probably need to be plugged since oil doesn't normally flow through that end of the shaft.


Lawrenceville, GA

You would need some shorter bolts and studs (just match length to the other ends hardware) the mounting plates, and oil return tubes shown below. The link is to Mac's catalog for new ones. Chuck

http://macsautoparts.com/search.asp?sb=0&ls=y&camid=F50&year=1956&make=Ford&ss=rocker+shaft&x=0&y=0



http://macsautoparts.com/search.asp?sb=0&ls=y&camid=F50&year=1956&make=Ford&ss=rocker+shaft&x=0&y=0

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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

Maybe I'll reword my last post. The auxiliary oiler obviously changed on two of the original rocker stands. The number one and number five pistons to be exact. If I were to change this back to stock, what parts would I need to buy?

If the upper thread was ok its probably just from bottoming out. The torque readings were smooth and consistant then the threads will probably hold. You're gaining on it! Chuck

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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

Okay heres my damage report on the misrepresented torque specs.

I loosened all the rocker stands bolts and, one at a time, removed them and inspected the threads.

All of the threads on the bolts themselves look fine.

Only 2 or 3 of the bolts don't go in by hand quite as nicely as I'd like them to go in, but they seem alright. And two of those three had just a a few slivers of stripped thread come out with them as I pulled them out. Oh well. Will this be a major issue for me at any point? And is there a method to correct this issue?


After the inspection I went around and torqued all the bolts to 14 pounds, which they took well.


Gave her a test run and all seems well. I got her nice and warm. Tomorrow I'll go in and recheck all of the torques.

14?!? Oh jeez, I hope I didn't ruin anything. The book I have does have it listed from 45 - 55. Must be a typo. I'll have to loosen them and retorque them at the proper amount.

And aside from that, I'll get the compression check done and start cleaning the rockers soon.

45FT LB??!?!?!?! nonono these are like 14Ft lb for the rocker stands!!


anyways I don't thing theres any damage done for being slight loose like it was, the better question is what else did the last guy who worked on it left loose on the engine..



seem to idle plenty smooth. I recommend getting the rocker shaft cleaned up, and see if oil will start flowing out the rockers again.
I noticed a lot of blow by from the engine, the smoke from the valley, out the pushrod hole. good indication of stuck or worn rings. I recommend doing a compression check.

Okay guys, I made some progress today. Before I get into cleaning and alike, I decided to tighten things down and try her out. I tightened the rocker shaft support bolts down (They all were pretty loose compared to the torque spec in the book.) I started to torque them at 45 foot pounds, but got nervous and didn't want to experience a bolt breaking, so I ended up torquing them at 25 foot pounds.

Should I bite the bullet and go all the way to 45? The book suggests 45 to 55.


Anyway...

After I tightened things down, the rockers quieted down! Cool! But now that I know the whole assembly was loose, does that mean it was doing some kind of irreparable damage? Hope not. Guess I'll find out when I Disassemble...

Here is a video of the results:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEIaREehaaw