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> 2056 Valvetrain question
flipb
post Sep 23 2013, 01:20 PM
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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.

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post Sep 26 2013, 11:31 AM
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Is your mechanic local to you?
How close to DC metro is your engine builder?

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post Sep 26 2013, 11:41 AM
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Is your mechanic local to you?
How close to DC metro is your engine builder?

Rich


He's a few miles from my house. About 12-15 miles from DC.
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flipb   2056 Valvetrain question   Sep 23 2013, 01:20 PM
malcolm2   So you did not get new rockers assemblies, adjustm...   Sep 23 2013, 01:29 PM
The Cabinetmaker   The new cam has changed your valve train geometry....   Sep 23 2013, 01:47 PM
flipb   The new cam has changed your valve train geometry...   Sep 23 2013, 02:25 PM
Java2570   :agree: what Curt said.....   Sep 23 2013, 01:51 PM
The Cabinetmaker   Use the chromoly pushrods. Then your valve clearan...   Sep 23 2013, 02:52 PM
Vacca Rabite   Yep. Cabinetmaker nailed it. EMW did not do it wi...   Sep 23 2013, 03:10 PM
stugray   That may be true, but the description from the O...   Sep 23 2013, 03:13 PM
Vacca Rabite   That may be true, but the description from the ...   Sep 23 2013, 03:18 PM
Vacca Rabite   Also, since you are upgrading valve train.... I di...   Sep 23 2013, 03:16 PM
bobhasissues   I agree with Stugray. Either the stock pushrods ar...   Sep 23 2013, 03:47 PM
malcolm2   I found this picture in a recent post. You see th...   Sep 23 2013, 04:34 PM
Racer Chris   Specifically, he says that the alignment of the r...   Sep 23 2013, 04:48 PM
Jake Raby   This builder sounds like an "assembler"....   Sep 23 2013, 08:21 PM
r_towle   This builder sounds like an "assembler...   Sep 23 2013, 08:26 PM
flipb   One more quick question: At some point during dis...   Sep 26 2013, 06:50 AM
Dave_Darling   Find a piece of tubing of the appropriate size, an...   Sep 26 2013, 08:26 AM
stugray   That is exactly what I was thinking. You should ...   Sep 26 2013, 08:29 AM
worn   My engine builder here in Virginia is a little be...   Sep 26 2013, 09:56 AM
stugray   Dont you mean: pedestals to low, pushrods too lo...   Sep 26 2013, 10:19 AM
worn   Dont you mean: pedestals to low, pushrods too l...   Sep 26 2013, 10:56 AM
stugray   Ahh... I think you are right. I was originally p...   Sep 26 2013, 11:06 AM
worn   Ahh... I think you are right. I was originally ...   Sep 27 2013, 11:02 AM
flipb   Any confusion is my fault - I was furiously scribb...   Sep 26 2013, 11:21 AM
r_towle   Is your mechanic local to you? How close to DC met...   Sep 26 2013, 11:31 AM
flipb   Is your mechanic local to you? How close to DC me...   Sep 26 2013, 11:41 AM
Jake Raby   The valve train aspect of the -4 is the biggest di...   Sep 28 2013, 03:34 PM


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