Originally Posted by Tiny
Originally Posted by Roy Rodgers
Pull the valve cover and make sure all the push rods are in place.
That would be the pushrod cover but we know what you meant. wink eeeek

Nope. smile Said it right. Valve cover is somewhat easier to pull on the 216 than the pushrod cover. If a pushrod were bent or broken, then the valve cover would have to come off anyway. So start there, make sure everything topside is moving as it should. If all is okay there, time for another idea.