non adjustable to roller rocker?

[Jeff73Mach1]

Check the rocker arm studs. they are pressed in from the factory and can back out.

Wolverine there actually is a way to change the cam without pulling the intake in a cleveland, it is more work than pulling the intake though.

Drain all fluids, Remove engine from car, mount to engine stand, remove valve covers, loosen all rocker arms, but do not remove. rotate engine upside down. now remove cam as usual . . . after completing the cam installation , carefully turn the engine upright allowing all the lifters to smack into your new cam, now remove intake manifold and install new lifters.

 

[Wolverine]

Drain all fluids, Remove engine from car, mount to engine stand, remove valve covers, loosen all rocker arms, but do not remove. rotate engine upside down. now remove cam as usual . . . after completing the cam installation , carefully turn the engine upright allowing all the lifters to smack into your new cam, now remove intake manifold and install new lifters.

Be careful Jeff...someone might accuse you of thinking like a Wolverine....But, if you are putting your motor together and change your mind at the least minute, or run it on a dyno and decide you want a little more or little less oomph, that would work!!!

Now, if we can figure out a way not to drain the fluid....

In the meantime, slawnugget better give us an update on his issue, or this thread is going to be toast.

I am putting my money on the rocker arms studs pulling out, because we are way overdue for someone to actually have that happen to them. And if it did happen, then the prior machinist/builder should be dragged at the back of that Mustang II Hyena is so crazy about. Bad enough to be dragged, worse to be dragged by an MII.

 

[slawnugget]

still waiting on the parts to come in, been busy with work too. ill give an update as soon as i find out. thanks for the input so far guys.

 

[droptop73]

Check the rocker arm studs. they are pressed in from the factory and can back out.

Wolverine there actually is a way to change the cam without pulling the intake in a cleveland, it is more work than pulling the intake though.

Drain all fluids, Remove engine from car, mount to engine stand, remove valve covers, loosen all rocker arms, but do not remove. rotate engine upside down. now remove cam as usual . . . after completing the cam installation , carefully turn the engine upright allowing all the lifters to smack into your new cam, now remove intake manifold and install new lifters.

There is one problem with that method... one should never put used lifters on a new cam. That is a great way to cause premature wear and kill your shiny new cam.

 

[marks73]

Check the rocker arm studs. they are pressed in from the factory and can back out.

Wolverine there actually is a way to change the cam without pulling the intake in a cleveland, it is more work than pulling the intake though.

Drain all fluids, Remove engine from car, mount to engine stand, remove valve covers, loosen all rocker arms, but do not remove. rotate engine upside down. now remove cam as usual . . . after completing the cam installation , carefully turn the engine upright allowing all the lifters to smack into your new cam, now remove intake manifold and install new lifters.

There is one problem with that method... one should never put used lifters on a new cam. That is a great way to cause premature wear and kill your shiny new cam.

+100 to that. If you look very closely you will see the wear on the bottom of the lifters. If they are working properly and rotating they will have a circular pattern on the bottom. If they don't gaurenteed they are concaved. Think that's why they sell cam/lifter kits.