Pushrods don't usually cause many problems, but you could pull the valve covers off and check to see if everything is in working order.
All the rockers should be snug and the pushrods should resist rotation.
Pull the fuel pump off and remove the lower two bolts that hold the cover plate to the block. Slide out the push rod and figure out why it's stuck. If it's just a little sludge, you should be able to clean things up enough to get the push rod to move freely. Also, roll the push rod over a flat surface to make sure it's not bent.
A stuck lifter, a stuck rocker, a stuck valve, a messed-up cam drive timing and a valve impacting the piston head....
Use a .177 cleaning rod and push the pellet back out of the loading port.
Sure can, Quick A bent push rod will cause a loose rocker A loose rocker has no way to bend a push rod, there is no pressure.
It's been a while since I've done mine. But I can tell you this, the intake push rods are the short ones.
exhaust puh rod is longer. they measure 6 inches while intake push rods measure 5.68 in
intake short push rod, exhaust long push rod. put short push rod on rocker closes to intake manifold.
Not really. The sure tell is to pull the pan and start taking off rod and main caps.
Try putting a large socket on harmonic balancer and try to rotate engine slowly -- make sure in neutral if std.
Push rod.
If you have a cleaning rod, push it through. You could also use an unbent hanger. The safest thing would be to take it to a repair shop. They'll usually remove it for free.
Two per cylinder, 4 per side, 8 push rod tubes.