Rocker arm shaft cracked

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boisesr5
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Rocker arm shaft cracked

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Well I'm revealing my amateur newbie abilities here, but on the first drive after replacing my head gasket the rocker arm shaft cracked, the first rocker arm broke, and two bolts hold the shaft in place came out.

I'm assuming I didn't torque the bolts down properly leading to chaos, but are there other serious problems that could have caused this? Improper valve clearances? A bad valve?
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