I wasn't kidding, I just dont see the point when there are "safer" options out there. Damage or not, it's not worth it to ME, he asked what WE thought, and gave him my opinion.

 

Um...why dont you just replace the rocker bolt?

 

If that lifter has no load it will not properly follow the cam lobe. If its not caught and held up by the holder it can come down on a cam thats spinning around quickly and can damage the lobe of the cam, or the lifter, maybe crack the lifter and have it come apart inside the motor. Would you want a lifter bouncing around on your cam? I sure wouldnt!

Predator has a very good point.

 

dont nascar engines have rev kits in them dont they???

 

dude tow it with a car and a rope...ha

 

Yes and NASCAR engines get replaced after every race, so if some serious damage is done they don't give a **** as long as the car can still turn left.

 

 

Pushed your car 3 miles by yourself? Walked 20 miles in the snow? That aint ****. I once pushed my car 20 miles up hill...in the snow!

We have some real heros in this thread.

 

i did 20 miles, up hill, both ways to and from home, in 6 foot of snow, with 4 inches of ice under me and my car with the g/f nagging and bitching because the heat wont work!

 

just have the car towed, or replace the remove the broken bolt yourself
its kind of a no brainer to me

 

You left out the "with no shoes" part for effect.

Folks, the concern about the unloaded lifter smacking its lobe while the cam's spinning are valid.

I'd pay the $ to have a towtruck move the car.

 

Hey my van, i think has a bad rocker arm.. Im tryin to see if I can take it on a 8 he drive to Miami and back... It drives fine, but makes all types of noise when I slow down or start up... Can I take it down there or not

 

Not only is this thread 11 years old, the dude you are quoting is banned.

Double whammy.

 

That's the kind of thing you'd expect from someone who'd drive a minivan. Especially one making some kind of racket and he wants to drive it 8 hrs anyway. Part of the reason I try not to drive anywhere close to those damn things; figured out within acoupla weeks of their appearance in the early 80s, that a driver loses about 30 IQ points just stepping into one. God only knows what happens to people that are already as stooooopid as this one, posting stoooooopid Xler minivan questions on the LS1 forum. Is there such a thing as NEGATIVE IQ???

 

t-r-o-l-l......

 

Another fake account. It's election season and they have to make sure the bots sound human before they get unleashed on Facebook lol