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my assembly showed up this afternoon. hopefully all i need to get my car fired up. hasn't run in over 15 years so this will be fun... well i hope anyway.
Not sure this is ok on the forum, so this can be cut if need be.
but i wanted to say something about Rocker Arms Unlimited. (used to be Rocker Arm Specialists i believe) they were nice guys to work with and it looks like they did a nice job. they had a little issue with some shafts they got in so my arms were not done when they said. but to help out, they sent them to me 2nd day and paid that difference. i thought that was a nice gesture. not everything is in their control. but helping out is what seperates the good companies. i hope the business works out for them.
So with any luck i hope to get this car started this weekend. while waiting today i found my second leak. this was a coolant leak from the heater tap. an easy one to get to if you have to have a leak. the handle felt ok in one direction but then it would feel loose. i think someone had tried to turn it and thought maybe it was stuck so they forced it. that let the hsaft slide up in the bottom plate and let it leak. i took the valve apart and cleaned it up. no seals in it, just the tapered shaft. so i added another washer behind the spring, made sure the bottom plate was tight and i hope that will fix the issue. it sure turned a lot tighter.
Not sure this is ok on the forum, so this can be cut if need be.
but i wanted to say something about Rocker Arms Unlimited. (used to be Rocker Arm Specialists i believe) they were nice guys to work with and it looks like they did a nice job. they had a little issue with some shafts they got in so my arms were not done when they said. but to help out, they sent them to me 2nd day and paid that difference. i thought that was a nice gesture. not everything is in their control. but helping out is what seperates the good companies. i hope the business works out for them.
So with any luck i hope to get this car started this weekend. while waiting today i found my second leak. this was a coolant leak from the heater tap. an easy one to get to if you have to have a leak. the handle felt ok in one direction but then it would feel loose. i think someone had tried to turn it and thought maybe it was stuck so they forced it. that let the hsaft slide up in the bottom plate and let it leak. i took the valve apart and cleaned it up. no seals in it, just the tapered shaft. so i added another washer behind the spring, made sure the bottom plate was tight and i hope that will fix the issue. it sure turned a lot tighter.