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Installing Rocker Arms

Old Jan 22, 2003 | 07:06 PM
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Default Installing Rocker Arms

i know u torque them down 22 ft lbs then turn motor over and redo 24 ft lbs. my question is do i need to have the number one piston at TDC in order to tighten the intake 1,3,4,5 and exhaust 1,2,7,8 than rotate 360 degrees and the tighten intake 2,6,7,8 and exhaust 3,4,5,6. i am going by a haynes repair manual and i really need to know this asap. i had to replace 2 PR on number 1 and 3 cylinder. i need to know
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 07:18 PM
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someone gots to know TTT
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 07:22 PM
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I did that method with my TR224 cam, and ended up with a noisy valvetrain. This time, I tightened each intake rocker with the exhaust valve fully open, and vice versa for the exhaust rockers. 22 ft-lbs on one pass. This trick really works, and now my valvetrain is almost completely quiet with a .591 lift cam.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 10:01 PM
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I just tighten them to 22 ft/lbs then turn the motor a little bit and go over them.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Slowhawk:
<strong> I just tighten them to 22 ft/lbs then turn the motor a little bit and go over them. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeap just tightend to 22 ft/lbs and left her alone.
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 10:30 AM
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Default Re: Installing Rocker Arms

So it really doesnt matter where piston one or which valves are open when you do it? Just tighten, rotate crank, tighten again?
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