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| | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 | I recently rebuilt a 1950 216 with a lot of help from folks on this forum. I have it on a stand so I can run it a bit before I cover it and work on other parts of the truck. While running it today I noticed 4 of the push rods have some "wobble" ( valve cover is off and side cover is on so can't see much). One moves very near the hole in the head! Is there an amount of movement that is acceptable? Should I replace the ones that are not straight or all them?
Jackie | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 | Any flex/bend at all will get worse. If you have access to a lathe you can set the pushrods up between centers and straighten them, using a small dead-blow hammer and a dial indicator. Get an overall length measurement- - - -I might have some stashed away that are straight and the right length.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | .....or you may want to post an ad in the parts wanted forum. surely someone close by has some extra's. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 | Did some measuring this morning------.250 diameter and 10.499 inches long (measured with a digital caliper)
Jackie | | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 | Wow....mine are not bent quite that bad...yet anyway.
Jackie | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 | Watch your mailbox- - - -I just found a full set of correct-length pushrods for your application left over from a recent horsetrade!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 | Awesome!!!
I'll keep an eye on the box!!
Thanks Jerry,
Jackie
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | I have some NOS 235 High torque pushrods, as I remember they are just slightly longer than the 216. These were old military surplus parts. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 | The splasher 235 block has a taller deck height to compensate for the longer stroke, which requires longer pushrods.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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