In <960907050133_517576941@emout14.mail.aol.com>, BarneyMG@aol.com wrote:
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>c.) Were the rocker pedestal shim plates original?
No.
>I'm inclined to think that we have high compression pistons or that
>the head may have been milled down quite a lot and the rocker
>pedestal shims added to get the valve adjustment to come out right.
Probably so. Another thing to check for is new cam. The (Crane) cams
now supplied for TD's have a larger base radius, so either shorter
pushrods or spacers are required. If I can remember, I'll look for
the head height. I think it is stated somewhere in the Green book.
A. B. Bonds
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