So follow up to the broken rocker arms. My daughter and I pulled the head this weekend and with the help of a rubber mallet, some creeping oil and a valve spring tool we were able to get them out and start cleaning them. You can see the chief mechanic on it in the pictures.
Interestingly enough the push rods for 6 and 7 look like they were replaced and those were the arms that snapped. I am wondering if the previous owner had a problem in the past and did a bandaid fix instead of doing it right.
Speaking of doing it right I am having consternation about whether to go ahead and pull the full engine and rebuild it since I already have the head off. Having never worked on an engine before I have some anxiety about getting in over my head. Any thoughts on how difficult a rebuild would be?
