You'd think there'd be somethign that would dissolve that without a tear down. I keep thinking E85 may do the trick, but at what cost to the other parts in the old systems? Probably just make a mess of everything... -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II " Chronic Pain Hurts" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Tom Jennings is now an expert on this problem. > Basically the engine drops pushrods when the valves > stick open. Sometimes they bend, expecially if the > valve sticks closed. You will probably need to pull > the head and at least ream the valve guides. > > Joe Fulton > > --- Greg Taylor <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > First off, someone chime in here ... does the 196 > > OHV have solid or hydraulic lifters? If hydraulic, > > the lifters could be 'bad'. Another option is the > > valves corresponding to these pushrods could be > > sticking some in the guides. Last of all, the cam > > lobes could be worn slightly. > > > > I would start by pulling the valve cover and using > > an on-the-head valve spring compressor to compress > > those two valves and see if they go up and down > > smoothly or not. On to the lifters after that. > > > > Sincerely, > > Greg Taylor :) <>< > > > > And the testimony is this, that God has given us > > eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who > > has the Son has the life; he who does not have the > > Son of God does not have the life. - 1 John 5:11-12 > > > > > > --- On Wed, 6/18/08, Joe Smith <know_ware@xxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > From: Joe Smith <know_ware@xxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: [Amc-list] push rods in a OHV 196 > > > To: "AMC List" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 9:27 PM > > > The OHV 196 in my 61 keeps dropping push rods 3 > > and 5. > > > Are they too short? > > > http://360.yahoo.com/karl_haart > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > URL: > > > > > > http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20080618/4579b450/attachm > ent.htm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Amc-list mailing list > > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list
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