Why you use hardened pushrods
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Mavrick
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86Cobra
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You mean guide plates, not "hardened valve guides." Valve guides have nothing to do with pushrods.
Yes, I meant guide plates. My fault.
And the motor will be cleaned as much as I can..but I have no money at all to fix it right now. It's gonna be a slow process getting it back on the road.
Hopefully none of the shavings got in any bearings, because every single pushrod was damaged like the above one, just that was the only one that actually broke.
And the motor will be cleaned as much as I can..but I have no money at all to fix it right now. It's gonna be a slow process getting it back on the road.
Hopefully none of the shavings got in any bearings, because every single pushrod was damaged like the above one, just that was the only one that actually broke.
Do you really want to waste a crank, rod, piston, camshaft, or block because you hope none of the shavings and or broken pieces go into the lubrication system?? Don't do a half-a$$ed cleanup job. Treat this as if it's a new engine build...cleanliness is next to Godliness. Spend a little now or a lot more later.
Everything should be torn down and inspected for damage and corrected where necessary and thoroughly cleaned (tanked, or washed, or baked, etc.) before reassembly. New bearings throughout wouldn't hurt (cam bearings will have to be replaced anyway).
ok i see you dont want to tear it down. so your best bet is to take of oil filter, cut it open, make sure it didnt get clogged enough to trip the bypass spring. go buy 10 galons of diesel fuel and a really big drain pan. dump the stuf down the intake valley, down heads,and anywgere else you can think of and hope none of that crap didnt get where its not supposed to go.
Well if I do it wrong....all I can imagine really doing is trashing a bearing....in which case I'll shut it down immediately and have it towed before everything loses oil pressure. Speaking of, is there any way I can hook up some kind of a trouble light to the stock sender so it throws a big red light as soon as pressure drops below, say, 20 psi?
bgjohnson
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that's all you really can do, pretty much all the damage that was gonna be done has been done. Know somthing that also might work would be get a drill and hook it up to the oil pump shaft and spin it for a long time. try to get everything though the oil filter before the engine actually runs. that would really make sure stuff is out of places it shouldn't be. but don't forget that metal shavings aren't that bad, but don't get me wrong they are bad but not like, sand in your engine, type of bad.
OrLackThereof said:Well I'll be a little bit screwed then. But I can't afford to throw cash at maybe situations. I'm in close to $1000 of credit card debt and won't know if I've got the job I'm gunning for until Monday or Tuesday... So yeah...I'm gonna flush it the best I can and hope for the best.
Maybe you should get rid of the car if you can't afford stuff when it breaks
not trying to be a dick. More then likely there's more damage there then you think an a simple turn of the oil pump shaft an a cleaning isn't going to solve it. You might not notice it for a few months hell even a year but it'll come back an bite you on the ass. Believe me an the others do it right the first time. Leave it sit if you can until you have the cash.1000 dollars in credit card debit
i wish that's all i hadYeah but I'm only 19. $1000 is a hell of a lot of debt when you're a full time college student and upon graduation I'll owe another...maybe $17,000 or so.
And I'm not buying another car so I can buy somebody elses' problems. I already put an entirely new motor in this car, bought new heads, roller rockers, and a cam for it..... It's got too much money in it to just let go for, say, $4000...when I paid $3000 for it and my bills for it have put it closer to $10,000.
I'll fix it as I cross it. When it becomes necessary, it'll get done. I'm still working on the tranny. Picking up a working AOD for $75 plus my B-303 cam. Since my tranny leaks out the tailshaft and the pan gasket and is on the verge of losing gears.
And I'm not buying another car so I can buy somebody elses' problems. I already put an entirely new motor in this car, bought new heads, roller rockers, and a cam for it..... It's got too much money in it to just let go for, say, $4000...when I paid $3000 for it and my bills for it have put it closer to $10,000.
I'll fix it as I cross it. When it becomes necessary, it'll get done. I'm still working on the tranny. Picking up a working AOD for $75 plus my B-303 cam. Since my tranny leaks out the tailshaft and the pan gasket and is on the verge of losing gears.
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