2056 Valvetrain question Options

[flipb]

Let me preface: I'm not a mechanic and I've never built an engine, so what I'm sharing below is secondhand from my engine builder...

We are in the midst of building my stock 2.0 into a 2056. I purchased 96mm Pistons & Cylinders from European Motorworks, along with new valves, cam, and various other hardware... EMW also cleaned/refurbished the heads and rods.

My engine builder here in Virginia is a little bewildered by some of what EMW sold me. Specifically, he says that the alignment of the rockers & valves "sucks". The valve adjustment screw has to be turned all the way in, buried in the rocker, and it still looks like there will be severe wear. He suggested we might have the wrong lifters or need longer pushrods. Or there might be an alternative to use rockers from a 1.7 and/or something off a 911 with a ball & socket joint.

I'm going to post the full invoice of what I bought from EMW -- perhaps someone can help me understand the issue, either from the notes above or by reviewing the parts list.

Does this make sense or sound familiar to anyone? What's the right fix? I'm stuck in the middle of trying to get resolution from EMW for an issue I don't fully understand, but I want to see if anyone here might quickly spot the problem.

[stugray]

If the adjusters are as you describe, the pedestals are too high, or the pushrods too short or the cam and tappet length is too short.

Dont you mean: pedestals to low, pushrods too long, or tappet length too long?

[worn]

If the adjusters are as you describe, the pedestals are too high, or the pushrods too short or the cam and tappet length is too short.

Dont you mean: pedestals to low, pushrods too long, or tappet length too long?

Well, I couldn't be sure. I took the description to mean that the screws were driven into the rocker until the slot was buried.

But my first thought about the problem is as you describe, with the adjuster screwed out as far as possible - you can run out of swivel room with the elephant's feet that way. In that case I *might* shim the pedestals. I did with my 2056 but it was to obtain the valve pushrod geometry that I wanted - I cut my own push rods after I shimmed the pedestals and used the adjustable pushrod.