Thread: Buds 56 with460andc-6 Engine issues Help

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Iwould like help or advice from anyone on the Big Block Fords.I have put a1973 460 bored .040 over flat top pistons and stock cam in my 1956 ford.I have a set of Dove-c heads with the stainless valves and stellite seats for unleaded fuel.Also placed the Crank out of a 1970 429 in it as the original crank was messed up.in trying to adjust the rockers on the heads I find the valves were not closing and wound up with 2 bent pushrods.took the heads back off and had the valve stem hieght checked every thing O.K. according to the head shop.they suggested using the ARP adustable locing nuts on the Rockers as I cannot get the stock nuts to stay in place when the valves are closing all the way according to a compression check on the cylinders.My question is will the Arp nuts work and is there a bigger issue I should be looking at????:Any advice or suggestions would help I have been reading other articles and have seen one or two that seem to have the same issues Thank you for any advice as Im pulling what hair I have out.I figured by now to be driving Ole Yeller and having fun.Recieved the arp nuts today placed them in the heads and adjusted to the best sounding cylinders as it ran locked the nuts in place.I wonder if the crank out of the 429 is a complete mismatch with this engine???? I have all the exterior bolted to it also like the intake and exhaust manifolds from the 429.Also the engine runs approximatley 10 to 15 minutes and gets really hot like 212 or hotter.
BUD