350 chev bending push rods
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350 chev bending push rods
As heading states 350 crate motor about 400 miles and it bent a push rod , put another one in went for short run and sounds like its done it again, I will look tomorrow
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Re: 350 chev bending push rods
Same pushrod? Maybe wrong valve spring bottoming? Could be a whole host of reasons.mercury mitch wrote:As heading states 350 crate motor about 400 miles and it bent a push rod , put another one in went for short run and sounds like its done it again, I will look tomorrow
Lets us know what you see.
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Re: 350 chev bending push rods
Pulled the tappet cover off to find a collapsed lifter , so put the cover back on and pushed it in the corner for later. Started to assemble my 302 only to find they sent a Chrysler gasket set, cant win a trick
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Re: 350 chev bending push rods
At least your whole set was the one brand.A while back I bought a Felpro SBC gasket set.All good except the rocker cover gaskets were Clevelandmercury mitch wrote:Pulled the tappet cover off to find a collapsed lifter , so put the cover back on and pushed it in the corner for later. Started to assemble my 302 only to find they sent a Chrysler gasket set, cant win a trick
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Re: 350 chev bending push rods
Took the manifold off and found the lifter clip had come off ,the clip and cap were in the valley but the metering valve is missing in action. Must be in the sump, big job to get sump off , the motor has to come out.Other option is leave it in sump and buy another lifter and swap the valve over
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Re: 350 chev bending push rods
Fixed the lifter and bought a set of roller rockers,fixed the problem.When i originally set the rockers there was two rockers that didnot sit right on the valve top,any way seems ok now.
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Re: 350 chev bending push rods
hopefully the metering valve wont get in the way of anything. You could invest in a magnetic sump plug, or a strong magnet stuck on the outside of the sump near the drain plug, so if the valve finds its way to the magnet it will stay there.
What about draining the sump and using an inspection camera?
This might even do, and maybe reach it:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/32446678529 ... 1438.l2649
What about draining the sump and using an inspection camera?
This might even do, and maybe reach it:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/32446678529 ... 1438.l2649
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