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| RE: 390 FE .060" short pushrod needed |
| By Chris Rinehart - 05/15/2003 2:13:21 PM; IP 128.61.141.155 |
Well, all the other cylinders are fine w/ strong compression, and appear to have acceptable valve lash. With the tight tolerances of this dumb non-adjustable configuration, I just have one that is over the edge. Ford purposely produced the .060" shorter and longer rods to service problems like this. I've actually installed a slightly shorter used rod, and have compression in that cylinder now, and it seems to run fine. But I'd like to get one of these correct service rods rather than use this worn out used one.
My engine ran fine prior to this cam & lifter change, I'm sure my problem is simply a tall lifter or cam lobe, I haven't touched the heads. But I'm not into yanking the cam, and the lifter is tough to get to without removing the intake. With this shorter used pushrod I have acceptable lash.
I've looked into everyone's custom rods, and none look to match stock, and all are special order. Someone out there should still have some of these original service rods that I seek, that would match my other stock rods. If anyone knows where I can buy these original style service rods, please let me know. I'd go ask the dealer, but I imagine they'll laugh.
Chris |
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