Excessive rattling - Rockers need adjusting?

[kmisterk]

Thank for the elaboration, Rob.

I opened up the valve cover today on the right side and there’s virtually no axial play in the rocker arms, save for just a tiny enough amount to notice some oil movement when pressure is applied.

However, I did have a particularly large amount of gap between the exhaust rocker contact point and the valve contact point. I tightened that up juuuust a smidge and it seems to have eliminated the noise I was hearing.

I’ll give it a few more rides and keep listening.

[gspd]

I opened up the valve cover today on the right side and there’s virtually no axial play in the rocker arms, save for just a tiny enough amount to notice some oil movement when pressure is applied.

That's exactly how it should be.

[kmisterk]

I opened up the valve cover today on the right side and there’s virtually no axial play in the rocker arms, save for just a tiny enough amount to notice some oil movement when pressure is applied.

That's exactly how it should be.

This is what I’d gathered from many other sources of information. Thanks for the confirmation.