A pushrod with a slot in the lifter end is from a 1950-53 spray oiler 235 with hydraulic lifters. It has no business being in a 216. Do the rest of the pushrod have the same feature? Check the block casting numbers and make sure you don't actually have a juice cam 235 in there.
Jerry


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