I tried many searches.. but I'm still confused..

I don't have the RR yet but I will this week..

I have installed rockers before. But that was on an engine that was on a stand... so I could rotate the crank etc... I know how to set them to zero lash and I know how to preload them (for this particular set I had to do one full rotation if I remember correctly)

But how do you do this on a running engine? I'm not doing a cam swap for a while.. and I'm getting a good deal on these RR so I can't really just wait.

Does anyone have a website or a guide? I'm confused about things like.. how do I get the cylinders to TDC without rotating the crank by hand?

Thanks guys

 

Use the starter. Pull the spark plugs, injector connectors, and coil wire.

 

...Save yourself some aggrivation...adjust them with the engine running.

Frank

 

Thats where I am confused... I take my old rockers off.. and put the new ones on.. but now, before I start the engine, how do I know if they are too tight, or not tight enough for the engine to run ok, so that I can do the final adjustments?

 

Adjusting methods

 

First adjust them by finding either 1 or 6 TDC then you can adjust them with the car running to fine tune em.

 

yeah just adjust them to about 1/4 turn past zero lash, I say this because you wnat them as quite as possible or you'll get a head ache while adjusting while running then when engine is running let it warm up to the temp you will be running the car, ie. 180*F, just look on temp guage, anyways now back off one rocker a bit, & loosen it's set screw about 1-2 turns, now loosen the nut more until it start making noise, now just turn it to tighten with your fingers, you'll know when the noise goes away, but don't worry I just use noise as a reference but when you hit zero lash you'll feel it with your fingers cuz the nut won't tighten easy anymore, try it you'll know right away what I mean, you keep tightening the nut for noise to go away & then you can't turn it anymore, don't try to go harder cuz you'll succeed & it won't be zero lash anymore, but once you can't turn it easy anymore hold the nut in that position with one hand & tighten set screw with the other, when set screw is tight (make sure nut doesn't turn when you tighten set screw, you might need to use a wrench at times) well when set screw is tight just put a socket on the whole rocker nut & give it a snug turn, this will wedge the set screw against the stud much better then just tightening the set screw, this will give you the proper preload aswell, about 1/25th of a turn past or so.

Try it & this will all make sense bud, & enjoy, your car will rev to the moon & never stop