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Will do, thanks.Great idea!
On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 5:48 PM Allen Hess <allenhess@mgcarclub.com> wrote:
> stick a coathanger or similar wire down the hole and hold the tappet down
> while you pull the push rod out.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Sep 21, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you everyone, I have found there is no such thing as cheap oil,
> but that is proably not my biggest issue at this point. I had this tr 3-4
> engine running 5 or 10 years ago when I realized I didn't have enough time
> for this project and threw in the towel. At that point it had recently
> been rebuilt by a well respected engine shop locally. Unfortunately, I
> didn't even periodically turn over the engine while it was in the TR3
> outside under tarps. I had run it in-place for a total of about 5 hours
> (varying the rpm's) after rebuild at this point. And it seemed to run good.
> > Now that I am back to continue the rebuild I notice that one of
> the pushrods for cylinder No. 2 has seriously come out from underneath it's
> rocker arm. I previously sent out a picture showing this problem, (if
> anyone else cares to see it, I can resend it.) I don't know how this
> happened but I am back to turning the engine over manually in order to fix
> this pushrod problem
> > Several of you told me there might be a danger in simply removing this
> pushrod as it may create a kinda "suction" effect, and if I am not careful
> when removing it, it may 'pull' up it's tappet riding on the cam causing it
> to fall into the engine. However, I do need to pull out the pushrod to
> make sure it's not bent. IS THERE ANY SPOT ON THE ENGINE'S ROTATION WHERE
> THE TAPPET FALLING OUT IS LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Paul Dorsey (hardly a shade tree mechanic)
> > 60 TR3
>
>
>
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<div>Will do, thanks.Great idea!</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 5:48 PM Allen Hess <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:allenhess@mgcarclub.com">allenhess@mgcarclub.com</a>> wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef=
t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">stick a coathanger or similar wire down =
the hole and hold the tappet down while you pull the push rod out. <br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
> On Sep 21, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Paul Dorsey <<a href=3D"mailto:dorpaul=
1@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">dorpaul1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Thank you everyone, I have found there is no such thing as cheap oil, =
but that is proably not my biggest issue at this point.=C2=A0 I had this tr=
3-4 engine running 5 or 10 years ago when I realized I didn't have eno=
ugh time for this project and threw in the towel.=C2=A0 At that point it ha=
d recently been rebuilt by a well respected engine shop locally.=C2=A0 Unfo=
rtunately, I didn't even periodically turn over the engine while it was=
in the TR3 outside under tarps. I had run it in-place for a total of about=
5 hours (varying the rpm's) after rebuild at this point.=C2=A0 And it =
seemed to run good.<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Now that I am back to continue the rebuild I notic=
e that=C2=A0 one of the pushrods for cylinder No. 2 has seriously come out =
from underneath it's rocker arm.=C2=A0 I previously sent out a picture =
showing this problem, (if anyone else cares to see it, I can resend it.)=C2=
=A0 I don't know how this happened but I am back to turning the engine =
over manually in order to fix this pushrod problem<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0Several of you told me there might be a danger in simply r=
emoving this pushrod as it may create a kinda "suction" effect, a=
nd if I am not careful when removing it, it may 'pull' up it's =
tappet riding on the cam causing it to fall into the engine.=C2=A0 However,=
=C2=A0 I do need to pull out the pushrod to make sure it's not bent.=C2=
=A0 IS THERE ANY SPOT ON THE ENGINE'S ROTATION WHERE THE TAPPET FALLING=
OUT IS LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR?<br>
> <br>
> thanks,<br>
> Paul Dorsey=C2=A0 (hardly a shade tree mechanic)=C2=A0 <br>
> 60 TR3<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div>
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