Get her running again II

[barishiman]

It has been quite some time since I posted anything about my mustang, but here's the news. I just got home and saw my new roller-tipped rockers from Mike. They are beautiful. I have been waiting to get my hands on these rockers almost four months. Anyways, now is the time to get my car running.

In the next couple weeks I'll have some time to work on my car, so I'm looking forward to get my car at least running in gear. I've removed the Pertronix II unit from the dizzy and will no longer run that ignition system. I am looking forward to installing a Duraspark II w/MSD 6 box in the future.

Here's the run down on my intentions for the setup to get the car running:
67 dizzy w/points
Autolite standard spark plugs w/ 7mm wires
1 barrel PonyCarb carb
roller-tipped rockers

Now for the Questions:

1. How should I prep the rockers/pushrods?
Last time I soaked the pushrods in oil and put a few coats of oil on the rockers before installation.

2. What would be the wisest choice of carbs?
I have my rebuid of the PonyCarb and also Stovebolt's Holley/Weber 2 brl sitting around. Last time I started the car with the 2 brl, but didn't have much success to idle properly

3. What's the best way to avoid bending my valves again?

4. Anything that I'm leaving out?

Hope all the info is here, if not, I'll reply. Thanks in advance.

 

[addo]

Good to see you're back!

I prefer assembly lube on pushrod ends and valve tips. It's more tenacious under the initial loads before oil pressure does the trick. I always check my valve operation (the motor, duh :roll: ) by depressing the valve about 3/8" with the palm of my hand and letting off the force suddenly. It should "snap" back home. This is some effort if you're not used to it, but is a good check. Make sure your pressure is directly down the stem.

The dizzy - you can adjust the points gap or set the dwell with a suitable meter - my personal choice. As to carb options, if the 1 barrel was running well enough, go with it. There'll be plenty of time to mess about with it later; just having it running happily meantime will clear your head some!

Regards, Adam.