Hey All,
Recently ran into a situation that only a dumbie like me would....
Last year bent a valve on my Gen 6 450/502 and when shop was putting back together they called me to ask what pushrod was used in the moter. Mind you this was a stock crate motor. They claimed neither Merc or any local parts shops had a number for it. Finally found one and put back together, ran great but "I" thought one side had more of a tick to it..
30 hrs and 9 months later it pretzeled that same pushrod. Actually drove the ball in the top down into tubing. Now the mechanic just told me well the one we put in was the same length but the shoulder on the end ball is shaped a little different. Now my $50,000 question without any responsibility, what's the consensus that they used wrong pushrod? Thats 95% of my thinking...
Thanks,
Everyone in advance
Just afraid of pounding that pushrod again, 90% of use is in 35-3900 range, stock 450hs - 502 motor with Merlin intake and Thru-hulls.