Subject: [TR] IS THERE ANY SPOT ON THE ENGINE'S ROTATION WHERE THE TAPPET FALLING OUT...

From: Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 21:17:11 -0400

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Thank you everyone, I have found there is no such thing as cheap oil, but
that is proably not my biggest issue at this point.  I had this tr 3-4
engine running 5 or 10 years ago when I realized I didn't have enough time
for this project and threw in the towel.  At that point it had recently
been rebuilt by a well respected engine shop locally.  Unfortunately, I
didn't even periodically turn over the engine while it was in the TR3
outside under tarps. I had run it in-place for a total of about 5 hours
(varying the rpm's) after rebuild at this point.  And it seemed to run good.
     Now that I am back to continue the rebuild I notice that  one of the
pushrods for cylinder No. 2 has seriously come out from underneath it's
rocker arm.  I previously sent out a picture showing this problem, (if
anyone else cares to see it, I can resend it.)  I don't know how this
happened but I am back to turning the engine over manually in order to fix
this pushrod problem
  Several of you told me there might be a danger in simply removing this
pushrod as it may create a kinda "suction" effect, and if I am not careful
when removing it, it may 'pull' up it's tappet riding on the cam causing it
to fall into the engine.  However,  I do need to pull out the pushrod to
make sure it's not bent.  IS THERE ANY SPOT ON THE ENGINE'S ROTATION WHERE
THE TAPPET FALLING OUT IS LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR?

thanks,
Paul Dorsey  (hardly a shade tree mechanic)
60 TR3

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you everyone, I have found there is no such thing as=
 cheap oil, but that is proably not my biggest issue at this point.=C2=A0 I=
 had this tr 3-4 engine running 5 or 10 years ago when I realized I didn&#3=
9;t have enough time for this project and threw in the towel.=C2=A0 At that=
 point it had recently been rebuilt by a well respected engine shop locally=
.=C2=A0 Unfortunately, I didn&#39;t even periodically turn over the engine =
while it was in the TR3 outside under tarps. I had run it in-place for a to=
tal of about 5 hours (varying the rpm&#39;s) after rebuild at this point.=
=C2=A0 And it seemed to run good.<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Now that I am bac=
k to continue the rebuild I notice that=C2=A0 one of the pushrods for cylin=
der No. 2 has seriously come out from underneath it&#39;s rocker arm.=C2=A0=
 I previously sent out a picture showing this problem, (if anyone else care=
s to see it, I can resend it.)=C2=A0 I don&#39;t know how this happened but=
 I am back to turning the engine over manually in order to fix this pushrod=
 problem</div><div>=C2=A0 Several of you told me there might be a danger in=
 simply removing this pushrod as it may create a kinda &quot;suction&quot; =
effect, and if I am not careful when removing it, it may &#39;pull&#39; up =
it&#39;s tappet riding on the cam causing it to fall into the engine.=C2=A0=
 However,=C2=A0 I do need to pull out the pushrod to make sure it&#39;s not=
 bent.=C2=A0 IS THERE ANY SPOT ON THE ENGINE&#39;S ROTATION WHERE THE TAPPE=
T FALLING OUT IS LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR?</div><div><br></div><div>thanks,</di=
v><div>Paul Dorsey=C2=A0 (hardly a shade tree mechanic)=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><d=
iv>60 TR3</div></div>

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From: Allen Hess <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 17:48:01 -0400

stick a coathanger or similar wire down the hole and hold the tappet down while you pull the push rod out. 

Sent from my iPad

> On Sep 21, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Thank you everyone, I have found there is no such thing as cheap oil, but that is proably not my biggest issue at this point.  I had this tr 3-4 engine running 5 or 10 years ago when I realized I didn't have enough time for this project and threw in the towel.  At that point it had recently been rebuilt by a well respected engine shop locally.  Unfortunately, I didn't even periodically turn over the engine while it was in the TR3 outside under tarps. I had run it in-place for a total of about 5 hours (varying the rpm's) after rebuild at this point.  And it seemed to run good.
>      Now that I am back to continue the rebuild I notice that  one of the pushrods for cylinder No. 2 has seriously come out from underneath it's rocker arm.  I previously sent out a picture showing this problem, (if anyone else cares to see it, I can resend it.)  I don't know how this happened but I am back to turning the engine over manually in order to fix this pushrod problem
>   Several of you told me there might be a danger in simply removing this pushrod as it may create a kinda "suction" effect, and if I am not careful when removing it, it may 'pull' up it's tappet riding on the cam causing it to fall into the engine.  However,  I do need to pull out the pushrod to make sure it's not bent.  IS THERE ANY SPOT ON THE ENGINE'S ROTATION WHERE THE TAPPET FALLING OUT IS LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR?
> 
> thanks,

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From: Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 07:57:57 -0400

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Will do, thanks.Great idea!

On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 5:48 PM Allen Hess <[email-masked]> wrote:

> > Thank you everyone, I have found there is no such thing as cheap oil,
> but that is proably not my biggest issue at this point.  I had this tr 3-4
> >      Now that I am back to continue the rebuild I notice that  one of
> the pushrods for cylinder No. 2 has seriously come out from underneath it's

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<div>Will do, thanks.Great idea!</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 5:48 PM Allen Hess &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef=
t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">stick a coathanger or similar wire down =
the hole and hold the tappet down while you pull the push rod out. <br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
&gt; On Sep 21, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Paul Dorsey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dorpaul=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Thank you everyone, I have found there is no such thing as cheap oil, =
but that is proably not my biggest issue at this point.=C2=A0 I had this tr=
 3-4 engine running 5 or 10 years ago when I realized I didn&#39;t have eno=
ugh time for this project and threw in the towel.=C2=A0 At that point it ha=
d recently been rebuilt by a well respected engine shop locally.=C2=A0 Unfo=
rtunately, I didn&#39;t even periodically turn over the engine while it was=
 in the TR3 outside under tarps. I had run it in-place for a total of about=
 5 hours (varying the rpm&#39;s) after rebuild at this point.=C2=A0 And it =
seemed to run good.<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Now that I am back to continue the rebuild I notic=
e that=C2=A0 one of the pushrods for cylinder No. 2 has seriously come out =
from underneath it&#39;s rocker arm.=C2=A0 I previously sent out a picture =
showing this problem, (if anyone else cares to see it, I can resend it.)=C2=
=A0 I don&#39;t know how this happened but I am back to turning the engine =
over manually in order to fix this pushrod problem<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0Several of you told me there might be a danger in simply r=
emoving this pushrod as it may create a kinda &quot;suction&quot; effect, a=
nd if I am not careful when removing it, it may &#39;pull&#39; up it&#39;s =
tappet riding on the cam causing it to fall into the engine.=C2=A0 However,=
=C2=A0 I do need to pull out the pushrod to make sure it&#39;s not bent.=C2=
=A0 IS THERE ANY SPOT ON THE ENGINE&#39;S ROTATION WHERE THE TAPPET FALLING=
 OUT IS LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; thanks,<br>
&gt; Paul Dorsey=C2=A0 (hardly a shade tree mechanic)=C2=A0 <br>
&gt; 60 TR3<br>
<br>
<br>
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