have you ever noticed that theres a few people youll meet, at any car club, car show or web site ,who will ask for as many peoples advice,as they can, hoping to find some one who agrees with them, even if they are doing the damnedest thing you ever saw done.
theres always some small percentage of guys who have no intention of learning anything from the posted answers or taking that advice from, other more experienced members of any club, or group, even if they get told by several knowledgeable and experienced sources that the correct way to do some thing or the best parts are,etc. if that advice does not match their current build,or way of doing something.
its as if they are looking for vindication that they are correct and anyone who dares suggest that they might make some change, in the way they are doing some thing or the parts they already own, is obviously a $%^&* moron at BEST!
I can,t help but ask myself at times ,after reading the question and answers in several threads what some of the posters are thinking, why would you or anyone not think, hey somethings wrong, so if you , or anyone else were told by several posters that the correct answer to fix an issue or problem,may include the fact that the part or procedure that you previously described, might be a large contributing factor to causing the problem to begin with that you would not at least stop and consider their response and at least consider the fact that they might just know what they are talking about!
I recently read a thread on a different site where a guy installed a new performance cam with a great deal more lift and duration, than a stock cam, in what was basically a stock engine, and then tried to start the engine, the result was a bunch of badly bent push rods
now it takes hundreds of ft lbs of force to bend even a small block push rod and in about 90% OF THE CASES BENDING A PUSH ROD INDICATES A CLEARANCE ISSUE, EITHER IN THE VALVE TRAIN , like coil bind, rocker to rocker stud, clearance, ,or the wrong guide plate to rocker alignment, OR PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE ISSUES ETC.
yet I was absolutely dumbfounded that after three pages of guys responding with suggestions to verify valve train clearances and push rod geometry and check how the cam was degreed in, or questions about how he had adjusted the valves, the original poster asking the questions, only response, after either reading and ignoring the answers or just skipping the answers or questions, that had been posted, in response to his question. he had , had posted in response to the original post asking him for a few tests and verification, of clearances, and even quick visual checks to be done, was to ask where he could purchase stronger chrome moly steel push rods that would not bend as easily, when something did bind up, or if loosening the rockers several turns, might help him avoid the necessity of swapping components.
after reading the thread for several pages I never bothered to post, I just shook my head and was amazed that three pages of various valid answers were ignored, and the original poster acted as if everyone answering was a blithering idiot for not instantly recognizing the problem was the push rods being used were defective.
look none of us knows everything, but if 20 plus people suggest your doing something the wrong way you might want to stop and think about the remote possibility they might know something your over looking
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theres always some small percentage of guys who have no intention of learning anything from the posted answers or taking that advice from, other more experienced members of any club, or group, even if they get told by several knowledgeable and experienced sources that the correct way to do some thing or the best parts are,etc. if that advice does not match their current build,or way of doing something.
its as if they are looking for vindication that they are correct and anyone who dares suggest that they might make some change, in the way they are doing some thing or the parts they already own, is obviously a $%^&* moron at BEST!
I can,t help but ask myself at times ,after reading the question and answers in several threads what some of the posters are thinking, why would you or anyone not think, hey somethings wrong, so if you , or anyone else were told by several posters that the correct answer to fix an issue or problem,may include the fact that the part or procedure that you previously described, might be a large contributing factor to causing the problem to begin with that you would not at least stop and consider their response and at least consider the fact that they might just know what they are talking about!
I recently read a thread on a different site where a guy installed a new performance cam with a great deal more lift and duration, than a stock cam, in what was basically a stock engine, and then tried to start the engine, the result was a bunch of badly bent push rods
now it takes hundreds of ft lbs of force to bend even a small block push rod and in about 90% OF THE CASES BENDING A PUSH ROD INDICATES A CLEARANCE ISSUE, EITHER IN THE VALVE TRAIN , like coil bind, rocker to rocker stud, clearance, ,or the wrong guide plate to rocker alignment, OR PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE ISSUES ETC.
yet I was absolutely dumbfounded that after three pages of guys responding with suggestions to verify valve train clearances and push rod geometry and check how the cam was degreed in, or questions about how he had adjusted the valves, the original poster asking the questions, only response, after either reading and ignoring the answers or just skipping the answers or questions, that had been posted, in response to his question. he had , had posted in response to the original post asking him for a few tests and verification, of clearances, and even quick visual checks to be done, was to ask where he could purchase stronger chrome moly steel push rods that would not bend as easily, when something did bind up, or if loosening the rockers several turns, might help him avoid the necessity of swapping components.
after reading the thread for several pages I never bothered to post, I just shook my head and was amazed that three pages of various valid answers were ignored, and the original poster acted as if everyone answering was a blithering idiot for not instantly recognizing the problem was the push rods being used were defective.
look none of us knows everything, but if 20 plus people suggest your doing something the wrong way you might want to stop and think about the remote possibility they might know something your over looking
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