Measuring for Correct Pushrod Length in my SBF

[@LoBelly]

looks like its going to be a nice little mill - enjoying watching your progress 👍

[@billsgarage]

Thanks!

[@kevdaceo]

Great info as my brother and I will be working on a 351w build

[@billsgarage]

Awesome, good luck with your project!

[@mjschaeffer2112]

Great explanation on your process on checking pushrod length. Very helpful.

[@billsgarage]

Thank you so much!

[@renc3920]

Very handy and in-depth instructional. I'm just finishing doing some light port work on a set of gt40p's and this video just might come in handy for next steps. Thanks!

[@billsgarage]

Awesome, glad to help - good luck and thanks for watching!

[@jeremyjenks]

proper demonstration

[@billsgarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@Burnedtoastify]

Great advice in this video... We built up a '96 Explorer motor (5.0 HO/GT40) and installed a TFS1 cam, spring kit and new head gaskets. Lots of tapping on start up. Turned out we needed to go from the stock 6.250 pushrods up to 6.300.

[@billsgarage]

That's a noise that will definitely get your attention! Thanks for watching.

[@eddiearchuleta615]

Does this need to be done with the head gasket on and torqued down? Also I have a 289 set up with comp cam magnum 280h flat tappet cam with flat tappet lifters I’m ordering the afr 165 with the flat tappet cam spring exchange but using 1.6 Harland sharp roller rockers I wonder what length I’m going to need

[@billsgarage]

The head gasket should be in place, but you can just snug the bolts/studs, no need to torque them for this check.

[@eddiearchuleta615]

Awesome thank you can’t wait getting the c4 trans rebuilt and a 3500 stall converter will be going in hoping for 400 or so hp car only weighs 2700 lbs

[@andrewdarakis8807]

Flat tappet not going to last. Modern oils are not like before. Back in the day they use to use straight 50w oil etc. Today's oils are low zinc and are too slippery. Cam will be wiped out very fast. Adding zinc additive helps, however doesn't solve the problem. NO FLAT TAPPET FOR STREET CARS.

[@johnnyhonda7576]

Is this a hyd roller or tappet engine? What did you do to keep them pumped up? Just soak them?

[@billsgarage]

It's a hydraulic roller cam, but there's no need to worry about keeping the lifters pumped up if you install checking springs on the valves. The springs inside the lifters are stronger than the checking springs installed on the valves, to the lifters will not collapse when opening the valves.

[@johnnyhonda7576]

@@billsgarage if you have a hydraulic roller pumped up, will it stay pumped up thru 2 revolutions of a engine if not using checking springs, for final valve adjustment?

[@DanielBuchanan-oh2eq]

⁠@@johnnyhonda7576i second this question as im literally about to check pushrods tomorrow and don’t have the checking springs lol