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Advice on a non-rotating pushrod
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<blockquote data-quote="Real Rocker" data-source="post: 3415" data-attributes="member: 1033"><p><strong>Pushrods</strong></p><p></p><p>Stuart, if you don`t fix things yourselve even if you **** it up you won`t learn your machine or enjoy it. I have had work done in the past by experts & not been happy with the results & have in every case had to do it again myself. It`s the only way to learn & I have found it cheaper to make my own mistakes than to pay someone & wait months to get the work back! In the late `70`s I had an expensive rebuild [£300] by Furness & Searle who were respected ex-factory employees only to have the big end fail after 100 miles. Re-built it myself with the aid of Harper Engines manual & it ran for another 20 years. Do not be afraid,it`s only chunks of metal[albeit nowadays ludicrously expensive bits] not a human with the complications they present. I think your solution to your pushrod problem was very sensible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Real Rocker, post: 3415, member: 1033"] [b]Pushrods[/b] Stuart, if you don`t fix things yourselve even if you **** it up you won`t learn your machine or enjoy it. I have had work done in the past by experts & not been happy with the results & have in every case had to do it again myself. It`s the only way to learn & I have found it cheaper to make my own mistakes than to pay someone & wait months to get the work back! In the late `70`s I had an expensive rebuild [£300] by Furness & Searle who were respected ex-factory employees only to have the big end fail after 100 miles. Re-built it myself with the aid of Harper Engines manual & it ran for another 20 years. Do not be afraid,it`s only chunks of metal[albeit nowadays ludicrously expensive bits] not a human with the complications they present. I think your solution to your pushrod problem was very sensible. [/QUOTE]
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