I forgot to mention that there was a splash gaurd over the valve assy that I removed. The cylinder from which I took the rocker arm assy apart had no tension on it at all. The valves were fully seated and it was one that the compression measured 170. I removed the washer and screwed the poly lock down and it bottoms out on the stud shoulder. The hex nut was removed from the poly lock so it wasn't bottoming out. With it on there like that the rocker arms are very loose and I'd be afraid to start it with them like that. Even with the washer in there, it still leaves it pretty loose in my opinion because the push rod spins very easily.
IMO and I am no expert on this........ either the valve stems are too short, the push rods are too short or the lifters (Rhodes) are too short. Or the studs are too long. Something is keeping it from allowing me to set it up properly thus the washers were thrown in there.
Now I rely on all your help on this.
