I just went out and checked my pushrods and all were straight except one it is bent just a little is the an allowable amount I am guessing if it is bent a little it will bend under pressure. I have another pushrods but it is about 1/16 inch longer than the rest. Will that affect anything or will the rocker arms just adjust to take up the extra length ? Also when adjusting the cold valve lash what are the clearances and how do you know with all the rocker arms loosened up when the piston is at top dead center?

As long as the pushrod fits and allows for the clearance to be adjusted, there will be no real problem using it.To adjust, I put the damper at tdc and start at either #1 or #6, whichever is on compression and follow the firing order from there.  To get started, You can probably tell which is at tdc on compression by looking at the height of the pushrods relative to the head.  The ones that are lowest should be the one you need to adjust.



Lawrenceville, GA