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Old Feb 11, 2017 | 08:50 PM
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You are welcome - 0.130 should be good - I have Woods TW 6-H cams - and run a little more pre load - Eastcoast Jim
 
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Old Feb 11, 2017 | 11:42 PM
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20 flats is a perfect preload on 24 tpi..... Which =.138"
 
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Old Feb 12, 2017 | 03:12 PM
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Sorry I thought this was a S&S conversation
my bad,
 
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Old Feb 12, 2017 | 03:23 PM
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SE=SCREAMING CHICKEN (EAGLE)
S&S is a different animal all together.

Not all SE pushrods are 32 TPI.
I believe the newer tapered are.
The older are 24 TPI which is what I have.
Believe me, I counted the threads under a magnifier.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2017 | 08:34 PM
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I have new SE tapered and they are 24 tpi.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2017 | 06:52 PM
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Here's one more question.
My upper pushrod covers seem very loose.
They are the longer ones that mate with the shorter lowers.
Mating surfaces look identical to my stock ones.
If you rotate the spring lock with your fingers they pop out.
O rings are installed in the tappet block...first thing I checked.
Any ideas?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2017 | 07:42 PM
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Some of the locking sleeves have a slight flare at on end make sure that is up. Or make sure the straight one is down against the spring loaded collar..
 
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Old Feb 18, 2017 | 07:47 PM
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The locking sleeves came right out of my stock covers and into the shorties...
Same way
Perplexed..seems like they'd pop off it you looked at em hard.
 
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The only other thing it can be is the the lowers are shorter like you said and with that the spring tension will not be the same as the others. If they are shorter the spring pressure will be less..... did you get new locking sleeves with the new tubes?
 
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No sleeves.
Just the upper and lower covers.
Maybe I'm missing parts
 
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