Bent 6 pushrods?????

Pictures tell me wrong pushrod lengths or wrong lash adjustment....
 
The pushrods were in there for 228k miles and theen it bent all of the exhaust push rods. I dont think they are the wrong length.
 
lenahan05 said:
Pictures tell me wrong pushrod lengths or wrong lash adjustment....
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How can the pushrods be wrong on a running motor, get replaced, and then bend the same ones again? The lash adjustment appears find if he did it right.

I say the cam gear slipped.
 
oldestof11 said:
How can the pushrods be wrong on a running motor, get replaced, and then bend the same ones again? The lash adjustment appears find if he did it right.

I say the cam gear slipped.
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Thats why i was asking for more pics of it something just doesn't add up.
 
it would make sense if the cam gear slipped or the crank gear slipped, however I do not see any signs of either one slipping. Worst case, I can start from scratch... find tdc and then use a degree wheel to find the intake centerline of the cam. I believe the factory setting is 90 degree intake centerline.
 
oldestof11 said:
How can the pushrods be wrong on a running motor, get replaced, and then bend the same ones again? The lash adjustment appears find if he did it right.

I say the cam gear slipped.
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I can guarantee one thing, no one on this website will figure it out from behind a computer....
 
I got it! The cam gear slipped. The keyway appeared normal except it looked to have an angle to it. And you cant see the groove in the cam. So, since i could clearly see that the crank gear was good, i pulled the cam gear and they keyway was sheared.
 
Had a 6.7 with a sheared crank keyway that bent 6 exhaust pushrods along with a lot of other damage.
 
If the push rods are bent real bad then there is a good chance the valves are bent as well
 
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