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Oil Leak At The Rocker Arm Pushrod Junction

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Old 02-28-2009 | 12:14 PM
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Oil Leak At The Rocker Arm Pushrod Junction

Got done re installing the pushrods and rocker arms, I fire up the truck with the valve covers off to make sure everything looked ok and I notice that two of the intake pushrods where getting soaked with oil comming from the area where the rocker arm meets the pushrod, none of the other ones where doing this, this two pushrods where also spining on their axis, also notice that the truck was smoking just a littlell, I'm going to re adjust the valves and double check the clearance on them, however the truck had no visible smoke at all previously, is this what some folks call and internal oil leak??? and if so will it cause slight blue smoke, and once I re adjust the valves do you think the smoking will clear up, I really want to trouble shoot the blue smoke is very slight but is there, head is been re done and pistons looked good so, I'm hoping this will clear up the blue smoke
Old 02-28-2009 | 01:09 PM
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I'd be more concerned about the other 5 cylinders that weren't oily.

What does the blue smoke smell like, burnt oil or raw fuel?
Old 02-28-2009 | 03:42 PM
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That is how the rocker gets lubricated through the push rod I think.
Old 03-01-2009 | 06:28 PM
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Problem fixed

I took the covers off and re checked the valves, the two that where spinning and leaking where too tight, I re did all the valve adjustments, and looked at it again and none of the rocker arms had an over flow of oil, or where spinning, I ran it for a few hours and all is well, and those too valves where the only ones which where out of sync, not by much but they where in need of adjustment, when I re started the truck the difrence was obious there is zero visible smoke, at idle which is what I wanted, and minimal smoke as RPM increase...

Cool thanks fellows...
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