When you pull the cylinder head to do a valve job you can check all the pushrods for straightness, and free up all the valve guides. If you try to do a half-donkey patch job you'll probably bend some more pushrods soon. The bent pushrod is a symptom of bigger troubles to come, not the main problem.
Jerry


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