Hey guys. I'm trying to diagnose a sick PSD over the phone and I could use a lil help.

To preface: Buddy was driving to work, pulled the shifter **** off during a hard shift and overrevved it bad.

He called me from a convienence store and I could hear it popping out the intake over the phone. He said his precleaner over the filter was puffing up like a balloon.

The first thing that came to mind was a bent pushrod.....but.....two minutes later he called me back, decided to baby it the last mile to work, and it stopped doing it when he went over the speed bump at work.

So now I'm thinking either a pushrod snapped off or possibly it just knocked the rocker off. He said it is idleing a little off and it smells funny, but it no longer is pushing air out the intake.

In the morning when I get off work we're going to see if a 172" dually will fit on an 18' flatbed to get it home, and it won't take long to get to the valvetrain once it's home...I'm just wanting to bounce some ideas here.

Thanks

Scott

 

It sounds like it WAS a bent push rod ,, Or maybe a broken rocker ,or both

 

i agree, if its popping out of the intake or exhaust its a valve terrain problem. If he's lucky the pushrod bent or rocker arm broke before there was valve damage.

 

That's exactly what I'm hoping. As long as the valve didn't bend or slap the piston I'm thinking it should be a fairly quick fix.

Are the 94-97 PSD pushrods the same length as the 99+?

 

I don't think it will fit on an 18 ft trailer.I had to tow my buddy's truck home one day.We had a 20 ft trailer and it barely fit.

 

UGH. My thoughts are the same as you guys. Possibly tossed the pushrod out when he hit the bump.
I hope he didn't bend an intake valve.

 

Well, it's a dovetail car hauler...so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

You and me both. I really hope the head can stay on it.

 

Let us know what you guys find, Scott.

My dually is about 22 or 23 feet long, IIRC... might be hanging over the ends of the trailer a bit, but at least the wheelbase should fit.

 

i would have to say yes.

 

Thanks for all the replies I'm the ( dummy, gearhead ) that did this . I'm waiting for Scott to pick me up. I did get the pass. side valve cover off at work last night, but my flashlight died . I hope to know what happen in a few hours . Anybody know where a guy can find a GOOD GEARSHIFT **** ?????? Mine came with a genuine boyracer aluminum chrome plated piece junk I replaced that with one I thought was better boy was I wrong I pulled the ball right off the sleeve with the set screws.You know what made it worse than anything was I had three of my buddy's from work with me and I was showing off when I did it.

 

Whooooooweeee....... Dave got some some great pics of a big ole truck on an itty bitty trailer.

We got it back to the house this a.m. and the problem was instantly obvious. Broke the rocker arm on the #4 hole exhaust almost clean in two. No damage to the pushrod at all that we can tell. We got a pic of the arm too. I'm sure Dave will get 'em loaded soon.

BTW, the 94-97 rockers are different than the 99-03 according to the International and Ford dealers. $18 for the new arm at the Ford dealer.

 

Wow sounds like you got lucky on that one. I wanna see these pictures!

 

I have the pictures in my gallery but for some reason I can't link it I will try later . I have to get my son's 86 150 to get me to work see ya.

 

 

Think that dually isn't heavy....check out the droop in the floor of the trailer.