how bent does a pushrod have to be to mess things up?
how bent does a pushrod have to be to mess things up? I missed the 3-4 shift at the track the other day and tried to put it into 2nd.
I am pulling the pushrods now on the passenger side, thats where the sound was coming from and I found a push rod with a slight bend in it, I havent rolled them yet but it is visable just from holding it.
Is this enough to cause problems? or do they have to be like super bent.
I am pulling the pushrods now on the passenger side, thats where the sound was coming from and I found a push rod with a slight bend in it, I havent rolled them yet but it is visable just from holding it.
Is this enough to cause problems? or do they have to be like super bent.
you can see a bend??? that IS super bent.
if you roll them on a small FLAT piece of glass and you see a wobble... THATS a slight bend.
yea, that would cause a problem... better to find now then after it breaks though
if you roll them on a small FLAT piece of glass and you see a wobble... THATS a slight bend.
yea, that would cause a problem... better to find now then after it breaks though
Originally Posted by Vertigo
WOW you got that out already? Nice job and best of luck! btw what cylinder was it? #4?
just pulled the drivers side. I just picked out the ones I could really tell were bent and set them next to one that looked straight.
heres #4
not to bad
#5
#7
I hope pushrods are the only thing that got messed up
heres #4
not to bad #5
#7
I hope pushrods are the only thing that got messed up
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Originally Posted by 01Generalee
yep #4, intake side. Im going to order a set of Comp Cams Hi-Tech One-Piece Chromemoly pushrods today hopefully have them in by friday if I get the express shipping.
Originally Posted by T/A rocker
Don't put in the Chromoly PR's UNLESS you upgrade your valvesprings from stock. You do, and you miss a shift again, you have bent/broken or crushed valves and / or destroyed pistons. The weak factory pushrods are your friend, when you get valve float from over-rev due to miss-shift, those pushrods gettin bent is what saved your butt. Problem is shifter error, not the PR.
dang i figured harder was better
I guess I could just send them back once they get here then get some stock replacements from GM, the only PR i found online were the Chromoly ones exept on GM parts direct. they want 163$ for a set of 16
Last edited by 01Generalee; Apr 25, 2005 at 11:52 PM.
Glad you got it taken care of man, we will be back at MIR this sunday again... My best times sunday ended up being 12.3 @ 109.66,
I guess you wont have your car runnin by then?
I guess you wont have your car runnin by then?
Look around. Some guys are selling some used on this site. I just bought a set new in the packages for $90 delivered off ebay. You have to look around - and get lucky sometimes.
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it is not how bent the rod has to be to mess thangs up it is how messed up thangs are to make the rods bent you might want to check the valves make sure none are bent it is possable valve hit piston to cause your trouble 
Originally Posted by T/A rocker
Don't put in the Chromoly PR's UNLESS you upgrade your valvesprings from stock. You do, and you miss a shift again, you have bent/broken or crushed valves and / or destroyed pistons. The weak factory pushrods are your friend, when you get valve float from over-rev due to miss-shift, those pushrods gettin bent is what saved your butt. Problem is shifter error, not the PR.
with the Chromoly push rods and upgraded valvesprings, that should be ok correct?Do you mean miss a shift again with chromoly push rods and no new valvesprings?Im getting an all new SB built and am going to get new chromoly push rods AND valve springs, that fine right?
Originally Posted by M6WS6
with the Chromoly push rods and upgraded valvesprings, that should be ok correct?Do you mean miss a shift again with chromoly push rods and no new valvesprings?Im getting an all new SB built and am going to get new chromoly push rods AND valve springs, that fine right?