My first FE malady

[lovehamr]

Originally Posted by priobe

I would change the pretty blue rockers.

Why would you do that?

[FWB]

Originally Posted by lovehamr

Why would you do that?

who's rockers are they? dove? crane?

[Mike Huddart]

Have to say, from you're photo', both the third from back and third from front, both exhaust, the geometry looks way off. The contact is right at the back of the valve stem, or is it an optical illusion, might just need longer pushrods.
You didn't say, which valve had the sinking locks.
Mike

[lovehamr]

Originally Posted by Mike Huddart

Have to say, from you're photo', both the third from back and third from front, both exhaust, the geometry looks way off. The contact is right at the back of the valve stem, or is it an optical illusion, might just need longer pushrods.
You didn't say, which valve had the sinking locks.
Mike

Actually I did, #4 intake. And yes, it is an optical illusion.

More on the post mortem in a little bit.

[roadrod2000]

any chance the nut found its way into the valve spring after it came loose? that would cause some major spring bind and possibly damage the retainer at the same time it was trashing the nut.