Heres a link to my thread and explains why my car is running like crap basically
https://ls1tech.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=1&t=000764

Anyway got the wires and stuff off...FIRST plug we checked was soaked in gas...obviously not good....took the other three out on the driver side and they were all fine....so we pulled the valve covers off and.....nothing no broken springs nothing.....pulled the intake pushrod off the cylinder that had the wet plug and WHAM i broke a pushrod CLEAN in half it was even bent some at the top......and when it happened i was just cruising driving normally doing about 45 in fourth gear....soo looks like the other piece of the pushrod is down further where we cant get to it...were gonna try magnets and one of thoose little grabby arm thingies to see if we can get the piece....if not looks like were pulling the head <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0"> DAMNIT! ohhwell **** happens i guess...anything else i should look out for??
Thanks for the help
Jay

 

I bet the magnet trick will do it.. I dont
think there is anything more than a tube
all the way down to the lifter.. I may be
wrong..never have seen down in that far.
Post your results..

Terry

 

I figured that or a valvespring, since you stated that you kept driving around I knew it was a pushrod...

well good luck with it, and you should probably upgrade to newer pushrods, just to be on the safe side... <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">

 

Hopefully, this didnt happen:
Note the pushrod in the lower background...


Chris
experienced LS1 crusher

 

my pushrod broke a little cleaner than that one did......why what else could i have done?? i was just gonna through another rod in there and be done with it....

 

Hurry up and get it together, im ready to walk the dog on your asssss

 

I think he was talking about the valvespring, 4th from the end. And no his weren't broken. Looks to be just a push rod and he was lucky it stayed in 2 big pieces. <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">

 

ahh good call bass-terd, ohh yeah i'll try to get a picture of that pushrod at some point to put up here...

 

Well atleast you found the problem Jay. Hey are you still going to do a cam?? Don't worry man you'll be back up and running in no time <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0"> .

Mike

 

[quote]Originally posted by Mike 00'SS:
<strong>Well atleast you found the problem Jay. Hey are you still going to do a cam?? Don't worry man you'll be back up and running in no time <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0"> .

Mike</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yeah I'm very glad i found the problem....now we're going to put it back together with a new rod and start it up hopefully(crossfingers) it runs right.....about the cam....hmmm who knows im still tossing the idea around.....i might just save up all the money i get from working and christmas and stuff and buy a 12 bolt <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0">

 

well good news with the help of David(MIGHTYMOUSE) and Casey(AzzHauler) we got it all back together and its running like a champ <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0"> im so happy <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0"> man it was so good to drive my car again today <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0"> <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0"> man it was only down for like 3 days but thoose 3 days sucked <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0"> i dont want that to happen again.....anyways Thank you David and Casey i appreciate it!

 

your welcome.. im just glad u had the expert staff on hand to asses and repair the problem quickly <img src="images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> And thanks to VAbandit for the pushrod.

 

No problem Jay. Just ge some new tires now so the darn thing stays on the road....