- Joined
- Jun 16, 2021
- Messages
- 2
- Points
- 1
- City
- Pierce County, WA
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Transmission
- Automatic
So I'm taking my sweet time putting new heads on my 4.0 OHV. Figured why not do a little not-so-scientific comparison of the factory (150k miles) rocker arms/push rods to the new Melling replacements I ordered from Rock Auto. Couple things I noted. First, the Chinese Melling rocker arms are about 10% heavier. Lower carbon content/ softer/ less durable? Second, oil passages were a little larger on the Mellings. Third, Melling push rods are significantly more voluminous. Hollow tube vs solid from the factory? Disclaimer: I'm not an expert or an engine builder per say. Just throwing this content on here in case anyone is curious.
Attachments
-
20210616_083431.jpg59.8 KB · Views: 185 -
20210616_083358.jpg60.7 KB · Views: 203 -
20210616_083452.jpg55.1 KB · Views: 188 -
20210616_083510.jpg52.3 KB · Views: 188 -
20210616_083715.jpg94.1 KB · Views: 195 -
20210616_083607.jpg104.1 KB · Views: 180 -
20210616_083644.jpg69.4 KB · Views: 176 -
20210616_083541.jpg65.4 KB · Views: 175 -
20210616_083833.jpg64.8 KB · Views: 176 -
20210616_083627.jpg76.1 KB · Views: 173 -
20210616_084023.jpg75.2 KB · Views: 163 -
20210616_083850.jpg77.8 KB · Views: 182 -
20210616_084007.jpg75.3 KB · Views: 176 -
20210616_083943.jpg76.8 KB · Views: 176 -
20210616_084037.jpg73.5 KB · Views: 172 -
20210616_083907.jpg73.4 KB · Views: 165 -
20210616_084051.jpg67.6 KB · Views: 185 -
20210616_083924.jpg68.4 KB · Views: 173 -
20210616_084145.jpg83.2 KB · Views: 168 -
20210616_084218.jpg73.8 KB · Views: 180 -
20210616_084202.jpg80.5 KB · Views: 170 -
20210616_084232.jpg80.4 KB · Views: 179 -
20210616_084311.jpg112.7 KB · Views: 171 -
20210616_084332.jpg82 KB · Views: 190
Last edited:

