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.