"CLINK ... Doh !! !!"

I just came in from the garage .. Im so pissed I could scream

Last week Sportn'Wood developed a pretty nasty tick and it definately sounded upper end, left side middle. First chance to dig into it was tonight so I pull the rocker cover and inspect/wiggle .. everything looks good. I pull the rocker shaft and inspect, again everything normal so next up is to pull the push rods and inspect, right ?

I grab the first one and as Im lifting up on it I think "Hmm .. that feels a bit heavy ?!?!?"

... and just as my brain kicks in and tells my hand to STOP !! I hear "CLINK"

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

excuse me while I go hit myself in the head with a hammer

 

Taking intake manifolds off is fun! Right? Fun?:idea2:

 

Not sure why pulling on the pushrod could have also pulled out a lifter too. Time to pull the intake which really is not a big deal. Hope you don't have any carnage under the intake.

Wonder if an inspection camera could go in one of the push rod holes.:idea2:

 

Post pics:kodak:

 

If it's a stock iron manifold it is a big deal. You know you are working on a Buick when you get out the cherry picker to pull the intake. :spank:

 

Ever done a big-block Ford? :grin:

 

Exactly :beers2:

 

I'd rather pick up a heavy intake than have to pull the distributor too like on an SBC and have to retime the motor.:spank:

 

Magnet on a stick. Fish that thing around , should get it back in. Maybe

 

SCHMUCK, and Larry's on a cruise for 10 days...no immediate help from the wizzard.

 

im in agreement with that:laugh:

 

Consider it an omen..

It's just begging for a freshen up, with a "Super Stage" hydraulic roller cam.

Trust me, I know these things. :grin:

JW

 

.. Umm Yeah but maybe 455 cases ou:

As long as I have to roll out and bolt up the cherry picker its perfectly logical to just swing in that fresh, spare 463" thats been sitting in the corner for too long right ?

The really stupid thing thats holding me back is - I haven't had a chance yet to put the urethane garage coating down on the fresh pad (and we all know what a mess its going to make). THAT was actually going to be this weekend's job but now I cant even pull the damn thing out of the garage to do it.

Now that I've cooled off a bit I think I'll continue the inspection - I did literally stop on the first pushrod last nite. Something's making a bad sound and if the rest of the pushrods looked good then lifter inspection was next so in the grand scheme of things pulling the intake might have been the next step anyways

... the other question still unanswered (besides whats causing the ticking) is why did the lifter stick to the pushrod in the first place ? They all spun nice and true when I first took the cover off o No:

NOTE TO MIKE TROM > you may wish to no longer speak with me when all is said and done

 

Would need a heavier cherry picker for one of those.

 

I have a sick feeling in my stomachuzzled::laugh:

:beers2:

 

At least you know your lifter bases aren't mushroomed. Sounds like there was a good hydraulic lock between the lifter and the pushrod.

 

:laugh::gp::idea2::Brow:

Yes, and I learned to despise the 429/460 intakes as a result. The FE's were no fun either. But it does wonders for the forearms.

 

I have one that does, DeWalt with a 5.5mm head. Perfect for situations like this. Between the camera and a good magnet one shouldbe able to pick up the lifter and set it back in its bore then slide the magnet sideways for the release.

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LOL, FE Fords!!! I love the FE's but handling the intakes are no fun at all. Swapping to aluminum saves at least 50lbs. If i remember correctly the FE intake weighs around 79lbs. The heads weigh far less than the intake, light enough to carry with one in each hand.