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Blackhatguy said

About three and a half years ago while replacing some head gaskets, I didn't get the pushrod centered on the lifter. It got stuck on the lip and I didn't catch it before I cranked it over. It bottomed out the valve spring and bent the push rod. I must have damaged the spring back then, and it just took this long to complain about it.

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There are two different pushrod seats for the lifters. If you have the big seat and a small pushrod end that can happen.

If you have the big seat and the correct end on the pushrod it can’t happen. I know this because I saw it when I was putting my junk together and I blew it off. Then I had the rocker gear off for some reason I no longer remember and I had 3 pushrods fall out of the seat and up onto the lip. Bent all 3 valves.

Luckily I had Smith Brothers pushrods. I sent them back and had the bigger ends installed.

I should have fixed it when I caught it but I went against my gut. And got burned because I went against my gut.