rambo benson

Anyone drive for a while with ticking sound/bent rods and had no problems? Horror stories?

Over seas right now, but missed a shift in the SS. Ticking sound but car runs OK. When I get back I'm going to need to immediatly drive everyday, then figure out heads/cam or what. It's that or a rental!

Compression test needed I know...when I get time.
Thanks,
Ram

mooleyz28

No u can drive on them... I drove mine to the dealer and ripped on it the whole way trying to put one through the block to get a new engine... NEVER DID but i still got a new motor... Knew some friends are the dealership... Just drive nice... and if u throw a SES light... be very weary of driving it. Ill say get it fixed ASAP... the install is about 2 hours if u never did it before. Open her up right after work... check them out... replace and bam your good to go... But its up to u...

Hope i helped.

pbjones81

if youre car isnt under warranty i wouldnt recommend driving it hard as mooley did for obvious reasons. but like he also mentioned, driving it easy shouldnt hurt anything.

Keenov

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I bent mine awhile back at the track. Got on it going home and it went fine.. Hehehe..

Though when I took them out.. They were shaped like an "L" I am sure that they would have soon broke something. Get them replaced ASAP.. That sound is annoying anyways!!!

CamTom12

iTrader: (1)

So if I've got an annoying ticking coming from what sounds like the headers (not the exhuast leak ticking, but something you can hear against buildings and walls that I drive past.), we're probably talking bent pushrods? Are there better or harder pushrods I could use when I finally do my Cam swap?

mooleyz28

Ya when u do your cam swap get a kit... the kit will come with either hardened or chrome-moly pushrods, comp valve springs, and a cam swap gasket. Thunder Racing has a nice package for 700. Just do that... U wont regret it. Goodluck man.

Tom@SpeedInc

iTrader: (5)

dunno if harder pushrods are better, if they don't bend something else like a valve will. One attribute of the pushrod engine. Valves and pistions hitting on a interfearance OHC motor.....oooo it is nasty. profilable for the mechanic though

CamTom12

iTrader: (1)

Thanks!

Unfortunatley due to some circumstances, this summer's cam project is being pushed off into the future some time... I'll definately keep that in mind for when I do the cam, though. I've been talking to Al Futral and I think he's got a similar package.

rambo benson

Thanks!
I'm still looking at making this an excuse for heads or h/c! I just need to find a great shop in St. Louis to do the install quickly.
RAM