loose rocker arms and ships on s14 SR20DET blacktop

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I’m not that advanced so I decided to post this in here so you guys could give me your expertise in this matter. Here goes:

I just recently picked up my SR (s14 blacktop) to do my swap. Asides from the typical stress everything went fairly well so far; wiring, picking up the motor etc. Before doing the install I wanted to change the valve cover, turbo, Downpipe gasket so not to be burned by trying to do so with the motor mounted. When I took the valve cover off I noticed that (2) of the rocker arms and shims were loose. I didn’t notice any obvious damage besides the chipped edges on the cam, but my gut wants me to make sure.

The guy I got the motor from, who is reputable, said the compression test passed with “flying colors.” I doubt that anything I did could have dislodged those arms. Something must have made those arms and shims to become loose?

Should I reinstall the arms and shims? Install the motor, hope for the best and expect the worse? Or should I take the motor back?









Thanks,