Valve lash ford 302

1984 FORD F-250
889,632 MILES • V8 • AWD • MANUAL
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GRENIEROLYMPIA
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I am having issues with setting the valve lash on my 302 my rocker arms have a bolt to tighten up and not the stud type I have tried to adjust the lash by outting each cyclinder on tdc and adjusting the so the push rod does not turn I cranked the engine over and it ran perfect for a moment till the rocker arm bolts starting to back off so I wen through the whole process again but added blue lock tight to the bolts and still again they backed off after a couple minutes runnin. HElp
Dec 27, 2010 at 8:44 PM
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DOCFIXIT
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To set lash need a lifter compression tool to bottom lifter then measure clerance from push rod to rocker desired .125" - .175" if not need oversized or undersized push rods. First tighten fulcrum bolt to 18-25 FT. Lbs. run if O.K. button up and drive
Dec 27, 2010 at 8:54 PM