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zman1969

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0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« on: April 24, 2013, 01:50:21 PM »
I just bought a set of 0 rockers for my 302 and a few of them have a different style 0 some large and some small - I was wondering what the difference was if any?
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2013, 02:08:59 PM »
From what I have read recently the big O were fefore 69 and the small O was 69 and after. As for material differences I don't believe there are any.


I just bought a set of 0 rockers for my 302 and a few of them have a different style 0 some large and some small - I was wondering what the difference was if any?
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2013, 12:33:19 PM »
anyone else have any more info?
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2013, 02:23:23 PM »
I found where I read it. If you have Jerry M's revised 4th edition Definitive book on page 26 there is a pic of both versions of the 'O'. It says research shows the 67 Z28 had the larger 'O' than the 68 and the 69.
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2013, 02:48:51 PM »
Chevrolet used 240,000 stamped rocker arms EVERY DAY; it's highly unlikely that there was only one supplier or one set of precision progressive-die tooling.
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2013, 05:46:03 PM »
At least that explains why I have a few rockers with the 'O' horizontal, vertical, small and large. Wow. Can I assume they were mixed this way on a given engine?


Chevrolet used 240,000 stamped rocker arms EVERY DAY; it's highly unlikely that there was only one supplier or one set of precision progressive-die tooling.
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2013, 11:54:21 PM »
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2013, 02:35:12 AM »
Umm, let's see some O's.....

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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2013, 02:39:21 AM »
One More:
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2013, 02:45:16 AM »
Has anybody ever saw an O with a line thru it? I've got a set in a box in my shop. I replaced them with Crane's cause they are in a Crane box. I can't remember what they were for though.
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2013, 03:20:12 AM »
Exactly what I have too.



Umm, let's see some O's.....

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72 LT1

11A 69Z small O sideways

Mixture of O's

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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2013, 09:38:59 AM »
the rockers with the triangle are they also high performance rocker arms ?

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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2013, 01:00:34 PM »
Honestly,don't really know anything about them. Mostly installed on low performance engines. Just a guess though but probably didn't get a process that the 'O' rockers received.
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2013, 01:06:56 PM »
Here's my original set.
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Re: 0 rocker arms BIG or small 0 ? differences?
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2013, 01:38:42 PM »
Just out of curiosity, I have heard it's best to keep the same pivot ball to the same rocker. Are there any exceptions or is it a must to get new pivots? Mine are all mixed up in a box, all look fine with no blueing, cracks, galling or score marks. I'm using roller tip stamped steel 1.5's at the moment and probably will continue using them when I finally pull the 350 and install the 302, but what if I did go back to the 'O' rockers?
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