LilCop2002
Registered User
After reading page after page after page of information, I'm still confused where I stand.
I had the engine in my '94 rebuilt along with using 1.73 Roller Rockers, a regrind cam from Comp Cams, new Comp Cams springs, and possibly factory pushrods.
I got the engine started up, it ticked loudly on the top end, and the car's gauge showed low oil pressure. I opened the oil cap and looked down into the valve cover with a friend's camera and oil was covering everything like it should. That's when I shut the car down and attached a manual gauge.
I got the car started up and it showed that the car was making ~70PSI at cold start up, ~37PSI at warm idle, and up to~70PSI at warm revving up to ~4200RPM. I felt good with these numbers, replaced the oil pressure sending unit to be sure, and called the problem fixed.
The problem that I want to solve now is my ticking noise coming from the valve train area. I have a suspicion that my pushrods are too short, Paul from Blue Tongue Motorsports thinks that the pushrods are too short and recommended a longer pushrod from the 94ish Z28 Camaro with the 5.7L V-8, but I don't want to throw money at a problem.
The car hasn't been run in about 3 weeks now so everything should be pretty much bled out. I have an adjustable pushrod in the trunk of the car, but not the intelligence to use it. Can anyone walk me through the process of checking the length of my pushrods?
Any suggestions would be very helpful at this time. BTW, please forgive the stupid questions. I am a newbie.
Julian
I had the engine in my '94 rebuilt along with using 1.73 Roller Rockers, a regrind cam from Comp Cams, new Comp Cams springs, and possibly factory pushrods.
I got the engine started up, it ticked loudly on the top end, and the car's gauge showed low oil pressure. I opened the oil cap and looked down into the valve cover with a friend's camera and oil was covering everything like it should. That's when I shut the car down and attached a manual gauge.
I got the car started up and it showed that the car was making ~70PSI at cold start up, ~37PSI at warm idle, and up to~70PSI at warm revving up to ~4200RPM. I felt good with these numbers, replaced the oil pressure sending unit to be sure, and called the problem fixed.
The problem that I want to solve now is my ticking noise coming from the valve train area. I have a suspicion that my pushrods are too short, Paul from Blue Tongue Motorsports thinks that the pushrods are too short and recommended a longer pushrod from the 94ish Z28 Camaro with the 5.7L V-8, but I don't want to throw money at a problem.
The car hasn't been run in about 3 weeks now so everything should be pretty much bled out. I have an adjustable pushrod in the trunk of the car, but not the intelligence to use it. Can anyone walk me through the process of checking the length of my pushrods?
Any suggestions would be very helpful at this time. BTW, please forgive the stupid questions. I am a newbie.
Julian