Dented Pushrod tube - How bad?

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Dented Pushrod tube - How bad?

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Hi Folks

How bad is this?  Not leaking and engine sounds fine. It's on a new engine that's just done 500 miles....grrr, arggh....and various four letter words!  Don't ask.

I know it needs sorting but I go away in 1 week so want to know if it can wait?

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Grrr - just run it and i can feel a very slight knock on that tube while it's running.  Bad, right?!
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Does the bus go with you in one week? It's an easy job. Certainly wouldn't take a week to fix.
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SyncroMatt wrote: 21 Jul 2022, 09:25 Does the bus go with you in one week? It's an easy job. Certainly wouldn't take a week to fix.

2 weeks in Cornwall.....arghh.  Thanks for the reassurance...just been on YouTube :-)
Going to see my guy that fitted the engine later today to hopefully get him to fit me in. I don't have access to a drive way anywhere to do it myself and with it being new engine i really don#t want to mess anything up.

Parts ordered:-
Telescopic tube, new pushrod(just in case), rocker cover gasket.  Anything else?

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Pull the rocker gear, feel if the push rod catches, if it does stick something inside to open the tube a little, try again, can fix that in hand an hour or Swap for spring loaded type

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I replaced mine with spring loaded.
Can I ask how it happened, do you have the covers in place?
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I'm struggling to understand how that could happen with the covers in situ.
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R0B wrote: 21 Jul 2022, 13:52 I'm struggling to understand how that could happen with the covers in situ.Image

So since you said this i learned a new thing......these exist :D !   On back order at Brickwerks.  Thanks

All sorted now, push rod tube replaced.

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It's very clean under there, if that's any consolation
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I have two. New never fitted to a van that I have painted with heatproof paint if you are interested.
randamonia wrote:
R0B wrote: 21 Jul 2022, 13:52 I'm struggling to understand how that could happen with the covers in situ.Image

So since you said this i learned a new thing......these exist :D !   On back order at Brickwerks.  Thanks

All sorted now, push rod tube replaced.

Thanks all!
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