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Subject:installing rocker arms
From:Jake Beaulieu
Date:Sun, 5 Feb 2006 01:10:26 -0500

Howdy,

On Friday I pulled the drivers side head off the motor on my 82 air cooled
vanagon.  After having some work done on the head (heli coil) I have now
reinstalled the head.  I replaced the pushrod tube seals, installed the tubes,
inserted the rods, and bolted the rocker arms in place.  The rocker arms on the
fan side of the motor won't bolt down flush onto the head.  It is like the
pushrod on the far fan side is sticking up too far.  The pushrod is centered in
the depression in the center of the lifter.

Should I just back off the adjusting screw and reset the rocker arms, or does
this indicate that something is amiss?

Thanks,
Jake

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