How can it happen without warning like this?
#46
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
used stock lifters with 108k on them with my cam install -
9k later - 27 track passes - and almost daily reving her to about 6500 no problems. actually after seeing this thread decided to pull my intake and valve covers and check everything out and everything still looks and runs perfect.
9k later - 27 track passes - and almost daily reving her to about 6500 no problems. actually after seeing this thread decided to pull my intake and valve covers and check everything out and everything still looks and runs perfect.
#47
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
I had experience with a pushrod bending, one of my valves managed to not be adjusted correctly.. i drove for maybe 2 days no problems, next thing i know bang bang bang and my PR looks like a rainbow. no idea how it happened but i was lucky enough to shut the motor off at a roll and do no damage. and as far as the lifter goes im not sure if you have gone any farther such as taking he intake manifold off, but if you get the car back to running and their is a noise, run some oil down each PR just flowing down into it, one at a time, if it shuts up after one of them (or quiets down) u have a collapsed lifter, helped me out a bit when i did it.
#48
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
It's strange that the otehr pushrods are fine, and only the original pushrod is bent. It could be that the replacements are hardened pushrods, and the original stocker was a non hardened one. Lifters just don't go bad for any reason..especially a stock lifter.
#50
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
sorry, didn't read they were comp-R's in that case I'd pull them and check them all out. For the 305 Cam you should be fine with stock or stock replacement lifters.
#51
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
Originally Posted by Chevycobb
but being the comp-r lifters and the bad stories I have heard about them....it may still be best to take a look at it just to make sure.
There is no advantage to running them and a lot less work with the stock ones.
#53
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
Originally Posted by Chevycobb
I had 123K on the stock ones....is there something I can look for as far as wear goes on the stock lifters?
#54
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
just pulled the intake off and the lifter looked just like it was new...well except with oil on it. guess that pushrod just couldn't handle it anymore....
#55
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
It looks like the bent pushrod isn't a hardened pushrod. You need to run hardened pushrods with non SA rockers. Replace that pushrod with a hardened piece and you'll be fine.
#57
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
Originally Posted by Chevycobb
crappy thing is I don't think I can buy just 1 pushrod. Seems I have to spend around $100 for 16 just to use 1
I also have some PR's if you want to use them but they are stock ones and I'm sure you don't wanna go through this again. But like I say, if you wanna use them till you get you some better ones you can. They came out of my 94 camaro BTW.
#58
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
Originally Posted by Chevycobb
crappy thing is I don't think I can buy just 1 pushrod. Seems I have to spend around $100 for 16 just to use 1
#60
Re: How can it happen without warning like this?
Originally Posted by ulakovic22
I have some hardened stock length PR's if you want them. PR's aren't that expensive either. I think they are around $35 for a set.
35$ for a set of hardened