Unless there are telescoping push rod tubes that are much better than the ones I tried before don't do it. There will be constant oil leaks from them. I put a pair on my 1.9 a long time ago. Yes, I could remove them easily in order to get the lifters out for checking or whatever. They leaked oil all the time. I replaced them with OEM tubes again when I finally had to reseal my cylinder heads. David
--- On Mon, 3/23/09, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> >Can this be done without removing the push rod tubes? > Even then, is > >there any chance of getting them back in without > removing the tubes? > > I'm sorry, I forget. It may well be that you have to > destroy a > pushrod tube and replace it with the telescoping kind. |
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