Loose rocker arm help

test-tube-baby · Jan 7, 2014

Hey y'all. I can't find anything on line about this and i'm freaking out about it. I put my stock push rods rockers on my new set of gt40p heads and torqued everything down. When the valves are closed the rockers have some side to side movement.. There is no up and down movement though. I read some where that the stock ones are designed to "float" but I don't know what that means exactly our if its even true... Please help some one! I plan to get the car started tomorrow once my headers get here!

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330CubeGt · Jan 7, 2014

Don't freak out they have little side to side "wiggle" type play.

test-tube-baby · Jan 7, 2014

Dude thanks for saying something... School is starting up again tomorrow and I cant sleep because im scared that im going to try to start the car up and have a shit load of problems.. I didnt think they would be an issue at first because they dont loose any contact on the stem. But the more I thought about it the more I started to worry!

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330CubeGt · Jan 7, 2014

Yea the tip of the rocker will move side to side a little on the stem.Atleast any sbf I have ever owned did.Luckily there is no one under your valve covers wiggling rocker arms while its running so they stay straight lol

test-tube-baby · Jan 7, 2014

Well i'm not too sure about that... I swear my mustang has little gremlins all over the place ****in shit up..

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white95 · Jan 7, 2014

test-tube-baby said:
Well i'm not too sure about that... I swear my mustang has little gremlins all over the place ****in shit up..

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That was a factory option back in the '90's!!!