Re: [Amc-list] rocker shims 258

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yep, you can shim the pedestals within reason.
You don't want to get way carried away with it.
Ford small block pedestal shims work for the 5/16" bolt.
You can also just find some grade 8 5/16" washers of the right thickness and use those if you lucky enough to find that right thickness.
  You need GOOD graded stuff though as you don't want it to cock the pedestal.
The Fords are rectangular, that does not matter for our engines as our rockers are paired by the pivots.

Since you allready bought the pushrods just measure once you assemble and go from there.


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Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
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From: M Walter <redamc1963@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>    I was comparing the new pushrods I bought for my 1972 258, to the ones I took 
> out of it.  The new ones are 9.620", and are actually longer than the old ones.  
> I have since found out that 72 non-shaft head pushrods can be as short as 
> 9.595".  I haven't miked them yet.  I can't afford for them to be longer because 
> I've taken .060" off of the head,and .010" off of the block.  I'll gain back 
> about .030 because it had a very thin steel gasket.  So, my question is: "can I 
> use shims on the pedestals?"  Reccomendations?    THANKS,  Matthew Walter
> 
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