anyone ever bent a pushrod and not bent a valve?
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my friend has bent pushrods b4 without hurting the valve.
he had bone stock e7 heads and put a triple valve spring on it. the boss for the springs was too high and the innermost spring would bind up and the pushrod would bend.
he had bone stock e7 heads and put a triple valve spring on it. the boss for the springs was too high and the innermost spring would bind up and the pushrod would bend.
I did.
it sounded like someone was flicking an empty aluminum can. replaced it, motor went great for 5k miles till i switched my setup.
it sounded like someone was flicking an empty aluminum can. replaced it, motor went great for 5k miles till i switched my setup.
JChalfan
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I've taken apart a decent running engine and found all 16 pushrods bent a little bit.
I've also bent a pushrod by having it on the edge of the lifter instead of the center. That bent the pushrod pretty good.
Jeff
I've also bent a pushrod by having it on the edge of the lifter instead of the center. That bent the pushrod pretty good.
Jeff
cj99
New Member
dropped a nut
i bent my exhaust valve....dropped a nut in the intake when i was changing my injectors..did not know till i fired up the engine.did not run long..maybe 10 sec then it locked up !
i bent my exhaust valve....dropped a nut in the intake when i was changing my injectors..did not know till i fired up the engine.did not run long..maybe 10 sec then it locked up !
88gt
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795.0pacecar
lover of pudgy polygamists
My dad did at the track. 351 cleveland, bent 7 pushrods and snapped about 2 inches off the end of one. Didn't bend any valves or mess up any lifters, all he did was pull the old pushrods out and replace them.
