The other thing is probably a collapsed lifter. Hate to say it, but if it was a pushrod defect it would have showed itself immediately.
The other thing is probably a collapsed lifter. Hate to say it, but if it was a pushrod defect it would have showed itself immediately.
ya think? if the material wasnt up to snuff then it would take some time to wear down like that, it wouldnt just go away like that over night because of soft metal...?
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Or does the pushrod use a different passage in the block for oil?
I hope it isn't a lifter. I was afraid of that to begin with.
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can we see the other end of the pushrod please? i want to see what kind these are it looks like its the kind with the ball pressed on the end and not a single piece pushrod...
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I'm jumping on the lifter band wagon too.
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Originally Posted by DBRODS
Not to question your stance or anything, Jon, but Zeake did mention that it had been ticking for a long time. But it certainly makes sense that the culprit would have been a collapsed lifter. If that was the case, then wouldn't the bad lifter block off some of the oil flow up the pushrod, making it even worse?
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