New game-Find the push rod

[avewhtboy]

OK, So a pushrod fell out of place because it the rocker was too loose. Now I cant find it, where could it be? Will I have to take the intake manifold off to find it?

[mzoomora]

Yes, you will. And the next thing would be to take bets as to whether or not its bent.

[FastBikesRule]

$5 on bent. http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

[loweredd]

LOL. It\'s probably laying in the lifter valley.







Oh yeah, bent.

[evil_admin]

if it made it down to the pan, $10 says its in a few pieces

[1bad87]

I have been working on cars and building motors for 18 years and have never seen a pushrod vanish. On a stock head you only have a small hole for the pushrod to go thru and I have never seen one just gone , bent and thru the rocker arm yes, so I think it is a trick question.

[evil_admin]

you could try a long magnetic thingy to try to get it out of the gally. Auto zone has em for like 5 bucks. Has a really powerfull rare earth magnet in the tip and can go from 6 inches to 3 ft long.

[avewhtboy]

found it, was laying above the lifters, didn\'t have to pull the intake manifold after all

[mzoomora]

I\'m impressed that you were able to get it out through the push rod holes, they are pretty small. Oh, by the way, I think it is probably bent.

[avewhtboy]

lost two, one was bent the other was ok

[spacecadet]

I\'ve lost 1 push rod in my years of playing with cars. Seriously!!! I downshifted and over reved a 307 in a 72 nova w/3spd and shot the lifter thru the valve cover and thru the hood. Before it poped it was making all kinds of racket. I just couldn\'t let that mustang pass me!!! That engine obouisly didn\'t last long after that.

[FastBikesRule]

LOL I love it when engine internals become externals. Unless, of course, it\'s my engine. I\'ve never seen valve train parts go flying. It\'s usually rods.

[Knanthrup]

hee hee hee this is fun :p