Valve keepers

MOPARMAGA said
Sometimes dummies can put keepers in on the wrong grove. Have you tried putting he keepers in the grooves and seeing how the fit without the retainer ? Then slide the retainer up to trap the keepers and see what it looks like. One of the keepers does look less round than the others.
Multigroove keepers should have minimal gap compared to single groove

yea it does appear that the gap is greater than what is on a stock 440 head I have sitting around.

Bewy said
I see something odd in the pic that has the keeper gap at 0.114"; but it could just be the pic angle.
Very noticeable with the left side keeper; towards the top, near where the 114 is measured, keeper looks to be sticking out a little, like there is a gap between it & the valve stem. Another way of putting it: looks like the keeper is designed for a bigger diam valve.

Yes the keeper for the intake does appear less round, like it was designed to have a gap. I dont know if it was for a bigger valve because I have the 3/8ths valve stems. I dont think Mopar had bigger stems available for the 906 heads? but if the valve stem should be bigger that only means the gap would be bigger too. If it was meant for a smaller valve you may not have the same engagement on the valve stems. but the amount of the keeper sticking out is what appeared troubling to my friend.

Murray said
Are the intake and exhaust valves at the same height?

yes they are

RustyRatRod said
What you ordered and what you have are very different. You HAVE four groove exhaust valves and four groove keepers, per stock Mopar. So your notes don't match up with what you have, hence they are wrong.

Oh I agree they are wrong. What is on the heads do not match up with what is on the paper work. Unless something got screwed up majorly at summit when I order them so many years ago (unlikely, but not impossible) and they sent the wrong stuff. But I feel that I ordered what I did, which was wrong for what I have, and the machine shop used something else. I do not know what they used (and ultimately is on the heads to this day) and has me thinking I need to get new keepers and retainers. Would you agree? I have no idea how else to ensure that the parts will match up and work together correctly.