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I'm looking for a set of push rods for a new engine. I see there are two manufacturers, Melling and Elgin. Any brand better that the other?
The vendor that I am looking at is on ebay, Classic Engine Supply in Iowa. Any one know anything about this vendor?
Thanks
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Based on a recent "Random Thoughts" blurb by John Mummert in Y-Block Magazine, (issue #137, 2016) what may be happening here is a compatibilty problem, not necessarily bad Elgin or other stock spec pushrods. Original or stock replacement pushrods & some aftemarket adjusting screws both appear to have 3/8" adjusters. This is not actually the case. The ball & cup needs about .010 - .015" oiling clearance. Stock Ford adjuster balls are about .360" & the cup is about .375". Some aftermarket pushrods have a .390" cup & the adjuster ball end is .375".. If the aftermarket ball adjusters are used with original spec pushrods, there is no clearance for proper oiling, soon resulting in failure! Plus he says there are poor quality aftermarket adjuster screws out there also.. ..( Hopefully I've explained the problem correctly) Also note that he explains some other important miscues that can happen related to our favorite engine & related parts. This issue is worth ordering from the editor Bruce Young, just for this article alone..
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PF Arcand (11/14/2017)
Based on a recent "Random Thoughts" blurb by John Mummert in Y-Block Magazine, (issue #137, 2016) what may be happening here is a compatibilty problem, not necessarily bad Elgin or other stock spec pushrods. Original or stock replacement pushrods & some aftemarket adjusting screws both appear to have 3/8" adjusters. This is not actually the case. The ball & cup needs about .010 - .015" oiling clearance. Stock Ford adjuster balls are about .360" & the cup is about .375". Some aftermarket pushrods have a .390" cup & the adjuster ball end is .375".. If the aftermarket ball adjusters are used with original spec pushrods, there is no clearance for proper oiling, soon resulting in failure! Plus he says there are poor quality aftermarket adjuster screws out there also.. ..( Hopefully I've explained the problem correctly) Also note that he explains some other important miscues that can happen related to our favorite engine & related parts. This issue is worth ordering from the editor Bruce Young, just for this article alone.. I am aware of that possible problem. I use OEM adjusters that are .360 and with the OEM pushrods they worked fine on the previous engine. I reused the same rockers and pushrods on my new engine and it ran fine for the first few hundred miles. I only bought the new pushrods because I now have 2 Yblock motors and only had one set of pushrods and I liked the idea of tubular vs solid. Good news is I reinstalled the OEM pushrods and between a long drive on Sat, a few short ones on Mon and Tues it's run perfectly for 400 miles. Other good news is I found another set of OEM and another set of unidentified in an unmarked box that I totally forgot I had. I'm at that age I shouldn't rely on memory :-)
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