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SKeown 
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After tuning on the car this evening I decided to take it for a spin, about three miles from home it started raising cane and felt like it was missing on about half the cylinders. Being the oil pressure and temp were normal I limped home figuring it was a rocker problem. Sure enough the exhaust rocker on number three cylinder had lost the roller tip and the lash cap was wedged in it's place (fortunately I suppose, otherwise it may have beat out the keepers) anyway it did give the TI retainer a fit, and when I pryed out the lash cap a section of the rocker fell off. Now I start taking the other rockers off and inspecting them with a magnifying glass, yep, eight more showed cracks starting at the roller pin holes. The geometry is correct, piston to valve is plenty adequate, only 650# open spring pressure and they vary between intake & exhaust?   Edited by SKeown - Jun/29/2012 at 12:10am |
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Posted: Jun/29/2012 at 7:42am |
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Call Jesel. They had a problem like that in the past. The rockers were cracking while sitting on the shelf. Happened to a friend twice and Jesel replaced all of them both times for free. How old are those? This happened to my friend probably two years ago.
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Posted: Jun/29/2012 at 9:34am |
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yeah and when i was at PRI I asked them..because I have a new set too...and they told me they had hundreds crack on the shelf and in service but none had come apart...you might be the exception....
All i can say is T+D!!! beat the crap out of mine and still like new...
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Posted: Jun/29/2012 at 9:36am |
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but they did say they would replace them no matter when I bought them....
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SKeown
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I shouldn't have sold my T&D, but Barry told me these Jesel's were 1.7 ratio, NOT. They've got me in more trouble than you can shake a stick at.
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Posted: Jun/29/2012 at 11:25am |
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Well thats a bummer!
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Posted: Jun/29/2012 at 11:39am |
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Get on the phone with them. They dont build junk 24/7 and they have been around a long time. I have seen the same thing happen to other shaft rockers (that wont be named). Its not uncommon but it is frusterating.
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Posted: Jun/29/2012 at 12:46pm |
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Steve
Thats racing but the up side is at our age we can't break too many more parts
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Posted: Jun/29/2012 at 1:41pm |
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Lash caps saved that engine
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Don't be too sure Pappy, I believe this hobby is simply a test of will. Besides, I'm sure I'll find the boiling point of something down the line if I get it to hook up.
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