I thought i had a rocker lose so iput it in the garage nd took it apart! I started torqueing themand i noticed one went down really far i was like what the hell. I took it apart and the push rod out and it was bent!! I chcked the rest and found 3 more. I was just wonderig if any off u guy guys have had this happen???

 

Are your unning ratio rockers with stock pushrods?

 

Nope its all stock!!! I think i over reved it!

 

Thats rare. Reason I asked if you were running ratio rockers is they put more of a strain on the pushrods. Its always advised to run hardened pushrods with 1.6 rockers.

Since the car is still stock configuration, you are most likely correct if you severely overevved it- Lucky nothing else cut loose. I thinking maybe you might have a bad lifter also. Have you ever adjusted the valves yourself in the past- Maybe one was set too tight/ or too loose for that matter with a bad lifter.

 

how do u adjust the valves?

 

one other thing how do u check the lifters?

 

to check the lifters pull the intake and rocker arms and push rods then pull em out. For ptting it back you tighten it all down so theres no lash then run the engine .. back out the nut on the rocker stud till you hear a noise then torque it down till it goes away and give it like another 3/4 turn.

 

Do i have to the whole intake off or can i just get them from the push rod holes like on a old 350?

 

On the engine-running valve lash, 1/4 turn to 1/2 turn after it stops ticking is generally accepted.. 1/2 turn is considered the safe bet. However, if you look at shop manuals for the past couple decades, you'll notice that the number of turns has been steadily decreasing over the years

And for the lifters, yeah, you gotta rip the top end apart.. upper/middle plenum, fuel rail, intake manifold, all go bye bye..