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Originally Posted by ol'George
Not to rain on your parade in any way, keep an eye on the motor for a while.
It is possible the loose valve adjustment was not the problem, but a loose seat in the head was, that allowed the rocker to jump off the pushrod.
Like I said in post #2, I don't have any experience on those motors, but been around the block a time or two.
Just a FYI.  |
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Originally Posted by Terry C
I'm with George on that. I hope the best for you but it seems like a strange thing. Also that George has been around the block a lot.  |
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Originally Posted by Sam Mac
If it dropped a valve seat it wouldn't have the compression it does.
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Originally Posted by Terry C
I've heard of the lifters pumping up and bending the pushrods. Usually in cold conditions. The lifters are like what's in a small block Chevy.
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Originally Posted by ol'George
Agreed,
but if the seat reset itself into the head, it is going to happen again thus my comment to keep an eye on it.
Only time will tell ( or pull the head/look see)
hoping the best and it was just a loose stud nut.  |
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Originally Posted by ol'George
Seen a lot of weird pushrod problems on them SBC's going back to the first ones in 1955.
prolly the most used /longest running design in history.
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WOW! Now my brain is spinning. So much to ponder. I'll be doing cleanup and fixing minor stuff for another week or so until I feel comfortable that this thing is where I want it and will have it ready to test run, but you guys help a bunch for dealing with whatever comes next.
Thank ya'all!