Most pushrods damage is cause by timing chains problems. I have a '77 Cordoba which had 12 bend push rods, and 5 bend valves all cause by the timing chain which broke. In your case the timing chain might have jump a tooth. Just my two cents. :) Rich Woolf '66 Crown '73 LeBaron '75 LeBaron -----Original Message----- From: bom tie [mailto:bomtie@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:27 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IML: Bent pushrods I have a 1963 (413) with some bent pushrods, I think that they have been bent a while and I did not hear any crazy spounds last time it ran (just underpowered). The car has only 40,000 miles on it. How could I check to see if it is a lifter issue or something worse? I replaced the rods but have not tried the car yet. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm