installing rocker arms

[5L_chevy_eater]

i have a 331 powered 88 ford ranger than due to a stuck thermostat nuked a headgasket. im down to installing the rockers and just want top make sure i do it right. any tips? the heads are the older style with the rocker studs that are pressed into the head rather than the later bolt in style. someone was telling me to just slap em all in fire the truck and turn em 1 at a time till they shut up... i really dont like the sound of that....any help is greatly appreciated

 

[jikelly]

Supposidly that is the best way to do it but it is really messy and I would think inaccurate. I adjusted mine according to instructions I found on the comp cams site. Basicaly it involves thightning the rockers down while turning the pushrods in the lifters. When you no longer can turn the pushrods you back off the nut on the rocker 1/4 a turn and then lock it in place. Please do a search on the forum before you implement my procedures because I may have left something out. I did my rockers almost two years ago and have slept alot since then. I saw a post not to long ago about this either here or on the 5.0 forum. Have Fun!

 

[5L_chevy_eater]

i did a search first but only came up with results for the newer style heads and aftermarket so i just wanted to make sure thanx ill wait for ome replies and see what other people think as well thanx for the reply