1987 Looper v4 140 RPM only 4000

[THEFERMANATOR]

Are you measuring to the top of the rod, or to the center of the bolt hole? Don't go cutting it just yet, the V4 and V6 loopers use the same rods. Try threading the rod out 2 turns and see if you have forward. If your measuring to the toip of the rod, you should have 22 3/16" of length from the mating base, not the rod base. There is a 1/4" of distance from the center to the top of the rod. Also try a different tape measure as a 1/4" off in a tape measure isn't much, and this measurement MUST BE EXACT!