My 422 smallblock build

Brutal. It's good that you caught it early though.

SSG_Karg said

Thanks for the reply and pics. Those look like the same Smith Brothers pushrods that I have.

Do you guys think that the adjuster being too far through the rocker is restricting oil to the cup? And moving the cup closer to the rocker will prevent the overheating?

@9secRR , are you running different length rods for intake and exhaust? Also, how much side clearance are you running on that setup?

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When I set mine up SM heads with Mikes kit, I set the oil band in the adjuster centered on the oil hole in the rocker, did a sanity check with air and tightened the nut. Then I checked my pushrod length and ordered.

Side note, I can say that with full time oiling and a .080 hole feeding both heads it's like a fire hose, still way too much oil up top. Expect a mess if you go to check how much oil you're getting to the heads.