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Technical & General Discussion Area => Tech Torque Pre 1973 => Topic started by: 066 on March 02, 2009, 09:22:22 pm

Title: Bent pushrod
Post by: 066 on March 02, 2009, 09:22:22 pm

bent a pushrod in a 289 at startup, have a new set of lifters and pushrods.
How long would it take to change these??
what level of difficulty

Title: Bent pushrod
Post by: hybrid on March 03, 2009, 07:14:05 am

Its not too hard a job.
Take off your rocker covers and your manifold and you should be able to access them.
The hardest part is going to be setting up the rockers afterwards.

Title: Bent pushrod
Post by: 066 on March 03, 2009, 08:28:45 am

thanks for the reply hybrid,
After 20 years waiting to get our mustang, we didnt have the best experience with someone who was recommended to give the engine a "refresh". Engine kept overheating after his rebuild, gave lots of resons which involved lots of money, cut a long story short  we pulled the heads off and he had put one of the head gaskets on back to front.

will tackle the pushrods this weekend, get the car on the road, join the qld club and go on some runs.

066