pushrod hitting help please

[evolutioneng]

my passanger side pushrod is hitting the intake manifold.what do you guys think it could be? i think something is work with the spring on the stand..?

[68 Ford Stepside]

If the valve stem is not square on top, the rocker arm will lean over. The pushrod will follow it.

[1972hiboy]

Look for something obvious first. is the srping broken? can you take a flashlight and see if the pushrod is simply bent?

[evolutioneng]

i pushrod does not look bent..i compared them to others..do you have a picture of how the valve stem stand??

[68 Ford Stepside]

[DuckRyder]

What engine (FE right?) and is the camshaft and remainder of the valve train stock? How about the intake?

[evolutioneng]

i have a aftermarket fe intake manifold.i believe the spring is free to compress.

[DuckRyder]

Not nearly enough information...

Is the manifold new?

Is the camshaft stock?

Is the valve train (lifters, pushrods, rockers, springs valves....) stock.

Anything done to the engine recently? Heads surfaced, valves done....

Roll the offending pushrod on a flat surface to see if it is straight.

[evolutioneng]

will do.edlebrock performer intake manifold.everything else stock..

[BobbyFord]

I had a Streetmaster intake with a similar issue. Just clearance the intake with a dremel and call it a day.

[mrtleavitt]

Same thing with my Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake. Problem solved.

[evolutioneng]

thank you will do tommarow..

[Tywill]

Well did that fix the problem. I'm having the same issue , stock heads aftermarket intake, also did you pull the intake off to clearance it?

[DuckRyder]

Well did that fix the problem. I'm having the same issue , stock heads aftermarket intake, also did you pull the intake off to clearance it?

What engine?

[Tywill]

It was a 390 but currently has a 428 crank and a mild cam. Thanks