The pushrods in a 3.1L are different lengths. The intake pushrods are shorter than the exhaust pushrods. That's really half the story right there. You will need to know which valves are for intake and which are for exhaust. While looking at the head you will see the the valve springs assemblies are at differing heights. The ones that appear highest on the head are your intake valves, the ones appearing lowest are your exhaust valves. to be exact the intake pushrods are approx. 5 and 3/4 inches long, exhausts are 6 inches, on 3.1
1998 and later--168 in lbs, for rocker arm bolts. step 2 rotate an additional 30-degrees, 3.1 engine,
what is the order of push rods for buick century custom 3.1 engine
remove valve covers, remove rocker arms,then pull up push rods.keep the rods in order, dont mix them up. i put them through a box or something to keep them ok!! lifters are on bottom of push rods. if you do not have a push rod tool! use a good magnet to get them out!!they ride against cam..the magnet should pull them out of the rod holes in engine.
long short short long short and long rods
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_push-rod_placement_for_a_1996_lumina_3.1_engine Look at the rocker arm stands,some are higher then the others where they bolt down to the head.The longer rods go to the higher mounted rockers.
The push rods are a very important components of the car engine. If they are not working properly, your car will not drive. Some cases it is not safe to operate. If they are corroded or damaged, it is possibly time to replace them. If you follow the required steps it will help you complete this maintenance task on your car's push rods.
It is the unit that connect the tie rods to the spindle. It is mounted under the car on the body behind the engine.
long ones are exhaust
The rocker arm.
factory pushrods have a paint mark on them, orange (shorter pushrod) is for exhaust and yellow (longer pushrod) is for intake
Being an overhead cam engine, a Neon doesn't have push rods.
Double check the new push rods, they come in many lengths.