I don't really think that it would hurt the engine unless it was driven really hard for a long time.I have ran engines without them and have never had a problem.That's not to say that they were not necessary.
oleblue----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie" <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 11:30 AM Subject: [tcb] Re: End of the world
Thanks all for the advice. I just hope there wasn't too much damage done. The push rod tubes all look perfectly shiny and the engine doesn't leak oil so I'm guessing the "rebuild" wasn't done too many miles ago. I'm a silly woman. I shouldn't have bought the vehicle without being able to really talk to the guy who had it. Oh well. This isn't my first silly mistake. On Apr 11, 2010, at 10:23 AM, "chuck" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:It's not the end of the world but you can see it from where you are. Remove the rocker arm assembly and the push rods.Then take out the push rod tubes in question then replace them with the expandable tubes and reassemble. It's a pretty easy repair. oleblue----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie" <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 6:31 PM Subject: [tcb] End of the worldSo is it the end of the world if one of my 1600 engines is missing those pieces of tin that go over the push rod tubes? I have been told that I can take out the middle two push rod tubes and put the pieces of tin in and then replace the extracted push rod tubes with those flexible push rod tubes. Is this my only option other than pulling the heads and all of that? Julie--- --- --- --- --------------------------------------------------------------------No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2803 - Release Date: 04/10/10 18:32:00
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