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    Rocker Arm Slop - Melling

    Ah thanks 1990JEEPXJ, that's good to hear. Unfortunately, I got the engine put back together, added coolant, and fired her up and when I went to top up the reservoir I noticed frothy brown sludge pumping in. Guess I need to do the head gasket now! I knew the top end was going to need a rebuild...
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    Rocker Arm Slop - Melling

    So having spent many hours double-checking I was doing it correctly. I installed new rocker arms and rods assembly on #1&2. I put the engine to TDC for each cylinder on the compression stroke and preloaded the lifters, then torqued to 21ft-lbs. As I rotate the engine I noticed the rocker arms...
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    Rocker Arm Slop - Melling

    I have replaced the pivots with new ones. I've not used a feeler gauge to check clearances and I haven't checked the lifter preload. I've just torqued down the arms to 19ft-lbs. I guess I should start with the clearances and preload and see if that solves it!
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    Rocker Arm Slop - Melling

    Hey all, I'm sure this has been covered but I can't find it. My 88 Renix 4.0 has 230k on it and I've been slowly restoring/upgrading it. I went to do the Valve cover modification and noticed a ton of gunked up oil on the rocker arms, valves, and pushrods. After removing and trying to clean...
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