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Old 12-16-2014, 02:04 PM   #8
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Default Re: Sbc pushrod question

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Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland View Post
You also have to lube the springs. The bearings in the trunnion of the rocker arm will operate on very little. I have run .025 on circle track engines with the right coating on the valve springs.
Okay , coatings..Like?
Any experience without the coating?
I would assume you have to cool the springs to a certain degree too.
I also assume there's a fine mist of oil everywhere in there at higher rpm.
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