Originally Posted by mopar1968
Maybe my engine skill's are slipping away but i thought if the valves are adjusted too tight then the valves open too much, And sometimes if adjusted tooo tight rockers can even hold the valves open and not let them seat :!: :!: :? :? Causing rough running or not even starting up because of loss of compression :!:
''JUST MY TWO CENT'S WORTH''
I agree.
One other thing. Answer me this. Are you one of those guys that piles tools, bolts etc all over the fenders and cowl area while you work? If so it may have just fallen in.Not hard to imagine if you are pulling valve covers plug wires etc to get to the rocker arms. Obviously it isn't a rocker ball from that engine if you adjusted the valves.
Piling crap on the cowl is a terrible idea if you have the engine open up or the carb/tbi uncovered. It is very easy to knock stuff off without knowing it.
I read an article by David Reher about an engine that blew up on a dyno. What they discovered was a weight or something off of a ceiling fan in the dyno room had fallen off and just happened to land in the carb while the engine was running.