Re: 318 Poly rocker adjusters

Thanks Gary, at a car show a Mopar guy asked why did I waste my money on valve covers and a polished intake for a Poly. I said in jest cause it adds horsepower. He said seriously, how much........

Nick

From: "Gary Pavlovich" <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 8:41:23 PM
Subject: Re: 318 Poly rocker adjusters

Beautiful Nick!

Gary P.

From: furyus63@xxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 5:08 PM

To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: Re: 318 Poly rocker adjusters

Bill,

No problem at all with plugs, everything is in the clear.

Nick Tiberio

FuryUs63

From: "Bill M" <y1topbanana73@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7:48:13 AM
Subject: Re: 318 Poly rocker adjusters

OOOOOOHHHHHHH Polished manifold...NICE!!!
Not trying to pirate the thread but...WOW! Those spark plugs must be a
B!TC# to get to with those headers & PS?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!

Bill M
65 Coronet 500 'vert http://goo.gl/6xUS1
73 Dart Sport, 05 Ram 2500 CTD, 4WD, QC, LB, Laramie
21 Model T Depot Hack, 06 Mazda 3

On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:59 AM, <furyus63@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dan,
>
>
>
> Here's a photo of the adjusters with lock nuts added to the Poly head rocker
> arm.
>
>
>
> Nick Tiberio
>
> FuryUs63
> ________________________________
>
> From: "mopardan65" <dbendixon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:31:58 AM
>
>
> Subject: 318 Poly rocker adjusters
>
> This just slightly off topic as the 318 poly is in my cousin's '66 Coronet,
> but is still relevant to any '62 to '65 poly.
>
>
> I'll address this straight to the man: Gary P. , but anyone else with
> suggestions please chime in.
> (Gary, Travis Peterson is my cousin. I was the one helping him with the
> build last month.)
>
> Question: What can we do with these old loose things without tearing the
> engine apart to remove the heads?
>
> We tried some locktite on them and they'll still be loose and ticking after
> a 10 minute drive. They didn't seem to mind the stock cam and solid lifters,
> but the higher lift hydraulic cam and lifters are really working them
> loose... and quickly.
>
> I imagine a new set of OEM adjusters would be an improvement, but they don't
> seem to be a very reliable design. I love the aftermarket rockers I've seen
> for these, where the entire shaft of the adjuster is threaded and has a
> slotted top to secure them with a screwdriver while the nut is jammed onto
> the rocker arm. Can those style adjusters be purchased alone and thread into
> the original rockers, or are they only available with the complete (and
> expensive) rocker set?
>
> I've even considered trying to machine some old originals into something
> similar to the above mentioned.
>
> Other than this one problem, his car is running great!
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Bendixon
> -65 Dodge Monaco

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