I think maybe I... overtightened, give me the bad news Options

[brer]

Put the rocker assemblies back on my heads and drove home to san diego.
got very loud rocker noises coming from the engine

re adjust the valves.
drive it for a little while and bigger clacking noise and starting to lose power. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)

I think i *effed* it up installing the new studs and then torqing the rocker assembly nuts with my old torque wrench. thought i seated the studs properly, and torqued the nuts right, but now the valves dont seem to be holding an adjust.

so what the worst that could have happened?
stripped the studs from the heads right?

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QUOTE (brer @ Jul 5 2005, 09:44 PM)

I've only adjusted the valves once since i got the car. Put maybe 2000 miles on it, and always thought it was a little clacky on the passenger side. Even had another person at the WCC comment that it sounded like it needed a valve adjust. I pulled one of the adjusters and it was pitted badly, hence the new adjusters and rockers. Only now its loud on both sides. Really loud valve noise. Flat cam. jEEEESH. Sure Hope not. I just spent 50 buck on oil and filters. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) will know more this weekend. thanks for all the feedback. b.

Sorry, for the scare, it's not a flat cam, it's something simple.

You, may not have gotten the push rods, all the way in the lifters when you put it back together, then after you ran it they poped into place, then left alot of clearance, and would make alot of noise.

Then, the PO may not of spent the money to have the heads rebuit right. Should have at very least had the exhaust valves replaced, probally didn't, new springs would of also been a good idea.

Then there's the quality of the work done by the shop, they may not of even refaced the tips of the valves, the stok rockers are setup to rotate the valves, and that cleans up the seat and valve face, but also concave's the valve tips, and when you adjust the valves, to the proper clearance, there is still the wear in the valve tip that you can't adjust out, and so will always be noisey. Then there's the retainer keepers, there just so much, and alot of people do QUICK CHEAP fixes, especially if there selling the car.

Keep this post updated, with what you find out, plenty of people here to help you out, I'am not the only one here with an opinion with whats wrong.