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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 02:16 PM
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Armageddon
another 500 miles and it would have snapped... You can see where it was rubbing the head something awful. That spot would have been where it snapped. Like he said, it pulled right out. Nobody believed me, they thought I bent it after I pulled it out...
haha hell ya
maybe that rod looks like one of the many in my foot
we'll see after next surgery
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:45 AM
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Props man. Props.

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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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That looks about like the one I found in my motor. Ticked alot and ran like crap, but would still burn the tires off

http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pic...shrod.jpg.html
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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I had that happen to me but mine snapped in two but i was lucky there was no damnge to the motor.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Where's the bent one?

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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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Reading the title to this thread, I laffed my @$$ off!!! Way to be a good sport about it all, bud.

You know you're gonna have to replace that thing, now.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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Whatever, you guys are weak. I've straightened pushrods bent worse than that and reused them.... in a v18 engine... with 12,000hp and 14 4-barrels!



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You know you're gonna have to replace that thing, now.
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Originally Posted by Ric
Reading the title to this thread, I laffed my @$$ off!!! Way to be a good sport about it all, bud.

You know you're gonna have to replace that thing, now.
already replaced
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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How much is a set of pushrods from GM?
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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Damn....good ole 1-2-1 or a 2-3-2 shift looks to me....happens to the best of us lol.
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by BackinBlack02SS
How much is a set of pushrods from GM?
about 15-20 each from GM. i got all mine for 20 bucks. used but all straight
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