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Old 11-30-2021, 01:00 PM   #13
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Re: A SCARY Bent Pushrod Story

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Originally Posted by mattfranklin View Post
Thanks for sharing. I had a close call with that. When setting valve lash, I think I noticed that one pushrod wasn't very easy to spin. Then in the back of my mind I kind of remembered some kind of warning from an old David Vizard book. I thought my bolts were short enough, but apparently not.
Yeah, but with mine, I set the valve lash with the intake off. That seemed best because I could actually see that the lifter was at the base circle for each adjustment. Then when I bolted the intake on, a bolt that was too long bit me in the butt!
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