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[j33pky]

hi Ive got 16 very bent pushrods.  no Mr isle of man its not a copy of your favorite homo flick!

poor old 360 spat its dummy out at the jeepey jamboree, took heads of and seem OK ,but all 16 push rods are as bent as a dogs back leg.
timing seems OK (need to remove cover, butt chain still attached) or maybe chain as jumped/slipped? anybody had a similar problem?

[isle of man]

Have you dunked it in water?

[Panic mechanic!]

  think you have take hydrauliced the motor

[j33pky]

Have you dunked it in water?

no water in intake, filter is bone dry.

[dieselj20]

Sounds like the timing chain has slipped

[Mike Pavelin]

  Water bends conrods, not valves. Timing's slipped somehow.

[Bubba]

yup done it twice on me over the years seems to happen when there is a splutter on startup or if the timing to advanced after you have been messing

[isle of man]

Check your oil...

[Bubba]

yup thats an idea but the chain can jump when stretched

[j33pky]

thanks guys...Mr lighthouse also seems to think its the timing chain that has slipped. pistons and valves seem OK need to remove timing cover and have a look.

[Bubba]

bet its jumped

[j33pky]

did it do a lot of damage to your 360's bubba or just pushrods like mine hopefully??

[Bubba]

both times mine spluttered then would not start i was lucky no other damage

[Bubba]

is it jumped timing

[j33pky]

not had time to remove timing cover, but will have sorted it by weekend and will let you know. but it certainly looks that way at the moment.

lighthouse said thy were told by someone to replace timing chain etc every 40.000 miles

[Bubba]

the first time was on our honey moon i stripped it down and rebuilt it in a council car park in st ives cornwall only parrts were chain seals and gaskets it had twenty minuets warm up then drove it home to the midlands

at the time the engine had 37000 miles on it but a fortnight before the honeymoon the jeep a two door chief had been resting in a hedge for 7 years

[j33pky]

lighthouse quoted...(prices + vat)

pushrods...£1.60
lifters...£5.50
timing kit...£42.60

[j33pky]

the first time was on our honey moon i stripped it down and rebuilt it in a council car park in st ives cornwall only parrts were chain seals and gaskets it had twenty minuets warm up then drove it home to the midlands

at the time the engine had 37000 miles on it but a fortnight before the honeymoon the jeep a two door chief had been resting in a hedge for 7 years

mine had been stood for about 7 years as well.... with about 35k on the clock...ive done about 600 mile in her without a problen till now

[Bubba]

its twenty years ago now but the lightys bill no pushrods was 17quid and that was with post to the caravan site

[j33pky]

didnt break the bank then!   i going to replace ghain+sprockets, pushrods (some of them are s shaped now) and the lifters just to be sure.

dave the sparky thinks you have a hurst type shifter for a th400?  if you do have one do you want to sell it?

[Bubba]

yes it was cheap enough i remember the price and our honey moon very well the engine in big red has edelbrock chain and sprockets i did have a cloyes set somewhere

yes i do got a shifter but its not a hurst

[j33pky]

do you want to sell it?