Bent pushrods ?
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Bent pushrods ?
Fellow got a chance to look at my truck and seems # 3 cylinder has 2 bent pushrods and 1 lifter that cam out of the bore.Caused the poor idle and diesel in the oil I posted a couple of weeks back. What causes pushrods to bend in these motors? Thanks for any input.
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From: Braham MN
First thing that comes to my mind is over reving it. You also could have had a lifter stick in its bore, thus hitting the piston, and when the piston hit it, it would have bent the rod. also a sticky value guide, possible wet stacked, that could have caused excess load on the push rod and bent it. hopefully barebackjack will chime in, he just fixed his motor. had the same problem.
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From: alberton pei
Originally Posted by jakemb
Thanks for the reply.What is wet stack?
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