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Yesterday I had a sudden ticking, then loud clicking and poor engine performance develop. I limped to the house and determined the noise was on the right bank. Jerked the right valve cover and discovered a broken rocker stud, lifter out of it's hole laying in the valley and about 2in of a previous broken pushrod.
About 6mo ago, I had a pushrod bend or break and it took out the pushrod next to it on number 2 cylinder. So I removed about 1 3/4 pushrods. The remaining 2in of the broken one was down under the intake and could only be retrieved by removing the intake. I rolled the dice and decided to leave it. What could it hurt? Now I know. Fortunately, the damage was limited to a broken rocker stud. The pushrod and lifter were OK. But, I have rolled the dice again. The intake came off so clean that I put it back with some brush on gasket sealer on the old gaskets and fresh RTV on the ends. What do you think?
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Tom Parsons
About 6mo ago, I had a pushrod bend or break and it took out the pushrod next to it on number 2 cylinder. So I removed about 1 3/4 pushrods. The remaining 2in of the broken one was down under the intake and could only be retrieved by removing the intake. I rolled the dice and decided to leave it. What could it hurt? Now I know. Fortunately, the damage was limited to a broken rocker stud. The pushrod and lifter were OK. But, I have rolled the dice again. The intake came off so clean that I put it back with some brush on gasket sealer on the old gaskets and fresh RTV on the ends. What do you think?
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Tom Parsons