Rockers.. anyone seen these?

[jeepthrills01]

Starting to tear down the 440...Found these on it. Anyone have an idea of the manufacturer or any info? Factory maybe?

Google hasn't been helpful.

 

[jeepthrills01]

Man...someone had to have been in here before...look at this...

 

[yella71]

what are we looking at?

 

[Kernel Sanders]

looks pretty stock to my eyes

 

[69Bee]

OEM

 

[jeepthrills01]

what are we looking at?

Was hoping to make sense of how clean this 42 year old engine is. And the markings on the rockers...was hoping someone might recognize them as a certain brand which would verify some work or a rebuild.

 

[jeepthrills01]

looks pretty stock to my eyes

Agreed

 

[jeepthrills01]

OEM

That's the yahtzee answer right there.

 

[jeepthrills01]

Has anyone cracked one open and been this pleasantly surprised? I mean is this not uber clean inside? It looks freshly back from the hot tank.

 

[66chargerpat]

That is super clean!

 

[66chargerpat]

Looks like the oil was changed every week!

 

[493 Mike]

Back in the early 70's I tore a 340 down that had used Havoline oil with a can of STP at every oil change and it also looked brand new inside at 88,000 miles.
Mike

 

[5.7 hemi]

There’s no casting flash, usually there’s quite a bit.

 

[Don Frelier]

I think it's been rebuilt.

 

[jeepthrills01]

So you've seen the inside...heres the outside..grime central

Even the underside of the valvecovers looks like new metal...no old rust or coke or grime spots.

 

[jeepthrills01]

Wow...a new.....Low?

Pistons sitting on average .170 below deck...run this sucker on 85 octane..lol

This was one of the last ones...cast date 04/12/78

 

[WP29440SE]

the outside looks pretty good too, considering the greasballs I have dealt with. to me it looks to have been rebuilt using all the factory stuff

 

[jeepthrills01]

Yeah..that's after 2 cans of oven cleaner and a hot water wash..lol

 

[jeepthrills01]

It looks like there are inspection marks on the oil pump drive and cam..

 

[jeepthrills01]

And I'm fairly certain someone was in here...it had a steel shim gasket with a blue top and bottom coating on it. Squeezed area measured .030.