Is this normal??
11-20-2007, 01:56 PM
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Is this normal?? Are these factory clearancing marks? Or was something going on here? These are my stock 241 heads. If its not normal..what do you think caused it? http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...amaroSS016.jpg
11-20-2007, 02:05 PM
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i don't believe those to be factory...i never have had 241s maybe its something on those? have you taken springs off maybe its gouged from a spring removal tool...looks like its cosmetic so no probs!
11-20-2007, 03:22 PM
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Those are the rocker arms hitting the wall of the cylinder head. Are you running aftermarket rockers?
I went to aftermarket Yella Terras and when installing them, I noticed a couple of them would scrape the CH wall and wouldn't move freely. I took all of them off and using a Dremel grinder, ground down that same area for clearance.
Your valvetrain's gotta be noisy as hell running those like that.
I went to aftermarket Yella Terras and when installing them, I noticed a couple of them would scrape the CH wall and wouldn't move freely. I took all of them off and using a Dremel grinder, ground down that same area for clearance.
Your valvetrain's gotta be noisy as hell running those like that.
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Must be factory. All factory valvetrain and I highly doubt anything was changed. The springs that are in it now have red stripes?..the rockers also show no sign of rubbing
11-21-2007, 11:08 PM
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Wow. That's interesting. My heads are Stage II Patriot LS6 style heads, which I think Patriot uses LQ9 truck heads and reworks them. Thing is, they didn't have the groove you guys are talking about. See pic, I had to go and grind down the wall of the head to allow enough clearance so the Yella Terras would clear the wall and not scrape.
Good thing I caught the problem as I was torquing the second set of rockers...
Good thing I caught the problem as I was torquing the second set of rockers...
