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Bench Racer · 01-19-2011, 08:11 PM

Rick I played with an odd fire 231buick 25+ years ago. One of the issues you will run into with the odd fire is the rocker pedastals. They are cast aluminum and crack with a strong stare. Back then they were no longer available from the dealer and if one broke while tightening it down you had to scour junk yards to find a rocker shaft that had a good one. They could easily be made in a machine shop and with no performance advantage over the originals I bet they still would not pass tech. If memory serves me the even fire heads have the rocker pedastals cast into the head. Don Jackson

01-19-2011, 08:11 PM	#3
Bench Racer Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Green Creek (Tryon) North Carolina Posts: 331 Likes: 69 Liked 99 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Odd or Even fire V-6 Rick I played with an odd fire 231buick 25+ years ago. One of the issues you will run into with the odd fire is the rocker pedastals. They are cast aluminum and crack with a strong stare. Back then they were no longer available from the dealer and if one broke while tightening it down you had to scour junk yards to find a rocker shaft that had a good one. They could easily be made in a machine shop and with no performance advantage over the originals I bet they still would not pass tech. If memory serves me the even fire heads have the rocker pedastals cast into the head. Don Jackson