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Advice on a non-rotating pushrod
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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Gaynor" data-source="post: 3292" data-attributes="member: 4034"><p><strong>Pushrods</strong></p><p></p><p>It's possible the reason the originals weren't replaced is that they were work-hardening stainless steel, and the only ones now available are flame-hardened silver steel. Which is best is arguable, but I like the stainless ones: initially they are soft, but as they wear to shape they harden. Maybe your engine builder thought that too. I was obliged to replace one of mine after "an accident" in which it was bent, so I decided to replace all four - which is the only reason I know this.</p><p>Cheer up: if they are silver steel, at least they can be fished with a magnet if one drops in.........</p><p>I'd take the timing cover off so I could see what was going on, despite the temptation to use the Mole wrench idea as a quick fix. I suspect you're not the first person to have this problem: 80% of my "new looking but old" pushrods have curious vertical scars on them, just where a Mole wrench would clamp. Probably just coincidence.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Gaynor, post: 3292, member: 4034"] [b]Pushrods[/b] It's possible the reason the originals weren't replaced is that they were work-hardening stainless steel, and the only ones now available are flame-hardened silver steel. Which is best is arguable, but I like the stainless ones: initially they are soft, but as they wear to shape they harden. Maybe your engine builder thought that too. I was obliged to replace one of mine after "an accident" in which it was bent, so I decided to replace all four - which is the only reason I know this. Cheer up: if they are silver steel, at least they can be fished with a magnet if one drops in......... I'd take the timing cover off so I could see what was going on, despite the temptation to use the Mole wrench idea as a quick fix. I suspect you're not the first person to have this problem: 80% of my "new looking but old" pushrods have curious vertical scars on them, just where a Mole wrench would clamp. Probably just coincidence....... [/QUOTE]
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