Guys, I have a friend in need of some assistance. His Dad has a 39 Ford Sedan with a 1950 vintage 303 Olds motor in it. (Legit late 50s hot rod) It has Thomas rockers and he's looking for adjuster screws for them. OR... a whole new set of shaft rockers. Any idea where a guy could get this stuff other than eBay or swap meets? At this point he's probably going to get a machinist to make him some, but he would rather buy a couple and go rather than wait for someone to make them. Any ideas? I did some searches and didn't find anything here and not much on Google either. Thanks in advance!
With my 371 Olds, I had to provide a means of adjusting the valve lash. Isky sold adjustable push rods, which worked well. Don't know if they still sell them, but you can try.
maybe I was misunderstanding him, but he was looking for some sort of 'screw' for them. I assumed it was an adjuster. I couldn't see where any other screw would be involved other than hold down?
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this is what he needs... he drew up specs to have some made. I appreciate the help so far. Any other ideas?
In a somewhat similar situation, I used standard Allen screws that I used a ball end end mill to round and radius out the hex end. Put flats on the other end. I guess a screwdriver slot would have been just as good. And used a nut to lock the screw in place when adjusting the valve. I didn't have an oil hole but you could cut one in yours.
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