[Spridgets] Push rod question

[Jim Johnson]

You don't mention 1500s...   Could the long ones be from that engine?

Cheers!!
Jim

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Frank <spritenut at comcast.net> wrote:

> Ok, so I assembled a 1275 out of all kinds of parts from buckets of
> internal engine parts and coffee cans of push rods.
> I did notice I had 2 different length push rods, about 3/8" or so
> different.
> SO I use the longer ones in the 1275, they seem to be too long, no
> adjustment left and all the valves are open.
> Well DUHHH! So I remove the rocker assembly and switch to the shorter push
> rods, now I do not have enough thread to adjust the valves correctly.
> Was there 3 different sizes? 948, 1098, and 1275?
> Are the rocker assemblys different from 948, 1098, 1275?
> Or could the lifters be different sizes?
> Like I said, I have spackle buckets full of engine guts from who knows
> what.
> Suppose I used 1098 lifters, 948 push rods, and a 1275 rocker assembly,
> What is the easiest way to fix it without pulling the head to replace
> lifters I don't think I have?
> This is for the Ladybug and my daughter is anxious to hear it run and drive
> down the street.
> She already registered the car before the engine went in, there are no
> fluids in it yet and today I managed to put a fuel system in it, rear axle
> assembly,
> rear brakes, exhaust system, alternator set up, carbs, dizzy, and I bought
> the fluids.
> I am just about burned out on this project but I would like to see it run
> too.
> I really didn't need this *you can not set the valves because you screwed
> up big time this time* with my daughter sitting in the car making vroom
> vroom noises.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites
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Jim
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