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> is it possible
> you over-reved the engine?
Perhaps you'd better define 'over-reved'. To Barney that might mean burying
the needle ;^)
> Barney Gaylord wrote:
> >
> > At 01:33 PM 8/28/2000 -0700, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> >
> > >.... I replaced the early solid lifters with the later
> type bucket lifters
> > and new Crane push rods .... and I get a light, resonant
> valve clatter at
> > 3500-3600 rpm, .... any ideas?
> >
> > Yes. Absolutely got an idea. Look here first:
> > http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg/grapes/bent_pr.jpg
> >
> > This WAS a brand new set of Crane Cams pushrods. After
> about 3000 miles of
> > running time disaster struck, big time. Witness one
> bent/broken intake
> > valve and one holed piston. Also notice the end piece
> inserts that came
> > loose from the Crane 3-piece tubular pushrods. Six of the
> eight pushrods
> > had the end pieces either fall out or were so loose that
> they could be
> > lifted out with finger force only.
> >
> > Now thanks for reminding me, as I haven't settled this with
> Crane Cams yet.
> >
> > Barney Gaylord
> > 1958 MGA with an attitude
> > http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
>
> --
> Stuart MacMillan
> Seattle
>
> '84 Vanagon Westfalia
> '65 MGB (Driven since 1969)
> '74 MGB GT (Restoring)
>
> Assisting on Restoration:
> '72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
> '64 MGB (Son's)
>
> Parts cars:
> '68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
>
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