how tight

last weekend i had couple intake rods come offand the adjuster nuts losenup how tight should they be they are stage5 rockers on526hemi anyway when that happened the boost pressure went to 65 pounds iwonder if it could have bend any rods

 

we have had that samething happen to us...and it was tight..Ihavent changed anything since, it did bend a push rod but it didn't hurt the rods..
Just remember 2 different motors, I would check the rods..but I think you will be ok...as far as why the adj. cam loose don't know why. Dave Lowe

 

We have had the same problem in the past. You ouldn't believe how tight we tighten them now. Dad broke the valve adjusting wrench tightening them a while back. How tight should they be?...tighter than you think!

Maybe someone should invent a torqing valve adjuster wrench?

 

adjusters

Tourque to 28# Paul smith advice never come loose unless there is something going wrong.

 

I wouldn't worry about 65 pounds of boost harming the rods. I would only check the rods in the cylinders that bent valves. The rest are fine.

 

we tighten intake and exhaust to 35 lbs. never had a rocker adj nut come loose since.. tasca ford racing

 

While at Rt. 66 Stood in Ron Capps's pit area and there crew set the valves and then went back over the adjusters with a torque wrench. Not sure what they torqued them at but they did torque them. Kevin

 

one of the problems with tensoning the ajusters is that they can pull out of the rocker and between rounds that can be a problem.