I removed the pushrods and I can not blow through them. Mine is a 1960 half ton truck engine so I assume I have solid lifters. So do the pushrods even need the holes in them? I’m gonna clean them all anyway so really I’m just curious.
However, how do you get #12 pushrod out?? Do I have to remove the lifter cover and remove it from the bottom?
Thanks!
Pushrods are not drilled, oil is supplied to rocker arm shaft via drilled passage in block & head, tube to hollow rocker shaft with12 holes in it to feed rockers. As far a the #6 exhaust Pushrod, the only time I've removed one in the rig the head was coming off. Used a close pin to hold to Pushrod up in the head.
Not sure that the Pushrod would come down & out with the lifter cover off / head on.
That being said I don't see a reason to remove pushrods.
I'd remove the distributor & spin the oil pump, see if you get oil dripping from rockers.
