I am still struggling with this 1961 292 which bent both pushrods of cylinder #7. This is a low mile engine which was rebuilt about 10 years ago but sat around in a garage until recently. It is real clean inside without a speck of grease and the oil is clean. It ran great the first 8-10 tmes I fired it up but then it suddenly started running rough and missing. I determined that #7 was not firing so I pulled the valve cover and discovered 2 bent pushrods, one of which had gone down in the valley. I fished it out and today I installed 2 new pushrods. I set the lash to .19 and then cranked the engine over with the valve cover still off and the distributor disconnected. One valve on #7 worked correctly but the rocker and valve spring on the valve with the pushrod which had landed in the valley never moved at all and it immediately bent the new pushrod which almost went down in the valley again. The only explanation I can think of for this is that I have a valve on #7 which is completely stuck and immovable. Does anyone have a remedy for this short of pulling the head? Thanks, Alan

Pour some solevent aroung the valve. I use Marvel Mystery Oil. Let it soak overnight then gife the top of the valve a whack with a rubber mallet or dead blow hammer. When these engine sit for a while the valve stems can get seized up on the valve guides. Don't hit it too hard but a decent whack should free the valve up. Once you can see it moving try another push rod. Chuck

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire