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Jenn Posted on Sep 21, 2013

Push rods.. 2 of them sit higher and cant get the rocker arm bar back on.. How do you get them to line up?

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Car and engine type? some 3.1 liter gm cars push rods are different lenght for exhaust and intake you might have them in wrong holes

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SOURCE: i have a ticking noise

One thing you should get checked is the oil pressure.You could have an oil pump that is going out or getting weak.Also depending on how regular you are with your oil changes it is possible that you could have a sticky lifter.The oil pressure at idle should be 4 psi and 25-80 psi at 3k rpm.If it is less than 4 psi at idle do not do the 3k rpm.This is check with a warm engine.(normal operating temp).Hope this helps.Good luck.

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