Rocker shaft Spit 1500

[Anglefire]

I bought a Moss Honed rocker shaft kit a week or so back and decided to replace it as the original has been a bit tappety since the engine was replaced. 

Fairly simple job thought the pedestals were quite tight both off and on. 

Some interesting score marks on the old shaft and quite a bit of pad wear which won’t have helped the setting of the tappets. 

Old rockers on the bench with new adjacent. 

new in the car. 

Old shaft and rockers on the bench 

I’ll need to check the tappets again once the engine has cooled down and check to make sure the oil is getting up ok. 

Early days but sounds better - and since setting the clearance on the dizzy drive it seems to have better oil pressure - but I’ve not got the engine proper hot yet as I just went for a short run to my parents and back. 

[Anglefire]

Been for a longer run and the startup pressure doesn't do the big dive anymore - oil light goes out quite quickly and pressure builds and stays up!

Still got to re-do the tappets - but the rattle is down to very slight now - and possibly due to the wider gap specified by Newman.