QUOTE(bernbomb914 @ Mar 5 2004, 06:27 PM)
Grinding off the foot .060 will help the problem as there is not enough room between the valve and foot. What is the best way to do this? could you use a grinding wheel? Are there longer studs for the rocker arms so the taper still fits if you shim the bottom?
Bernie
Grind the bottom side of the rocker arm, where the swivel contacts it. That way the adjuster will retract farther. A fixture in a milling machine is the best way, but if you are careful a hand grinder will work.
Longer studs should be unnecessary, as the optimum shim height will only be around .040-.080"
The simple explanation for setting up the valve geometry is to get the adjuster perfectly in line with the valve stem when the valve is at half of total lift.
I cut a stock pushrod in half, threaded both halves, and reassembled it, so I could install it and adjust the length as I did my testing.
You should use a weak "dummy" valve spring while doing this. What I use is rocker shaft springs.