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What a disaster... I just recv'd my new, stonger, shorter custom push rods and was installing them today I noticed that the front retainer pin was missing from the rocker assembly, I had placed the rocker assembly onto the studs to measure for the new ones, and as you may recall had a difficult time getting the tappets to seat correctly.... I put it back onto the studs with the valve cover and I went on working on other stuff. well now, after all that the retainer pin is gone and I am pretty sure it dropped into the engine through the push rod tube, (I saw it and tried to pull it out but it dropped as I was pulling it out when it encounterd a bumb on the way up). I have looked inside the tappets, used my magnet, wire, grabber thing inside the push rod tube with no luck. I poured some 30 wt oil into the tubes, four times and drained the oil into a filter but no luck, dang it! The engine turns without any noticable binding so things seem fine. Will the pin eventually just fall into to pan if I keep pouring oil into the engine? Anyone have ideas? I guess I could pull the pan and seach for it? Not what I was thinking I'd do right now..
BTW the rockers were rebuilt by a reputable source when I told them what happened they say it has never happened ever..... just my luck I guess? They are sending me new retainer pins which is sweet.....
Thanks!
BTW the rockers were rebuilt by a reputable source when I told them what happened they say it has never happened ever..... just my luck I guess? They are sending me new retainer pins which is sweet.....
Thanks!