This is a relative moderate mileage engine  - -somewhere around 117,000
to119,000 miles. But I had overheat issue when someone else drove it. That
may be when this event occured, no real way to know. At this point I don't
know what elese to do for it except to put in new pushrods and hope for the
best. Head removal or engine teardown is out of the question for the
for-see-able  future.

What would you suggeest?

John
On Feb 8, 2015 9:15 AM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Pushrods don’t usually bend from wear or fatigue. On an otherwise well
> running engine the usual culprit is the valves binding in the guides. On an
> engine with mileage this is often a result of overheating. When the valves
> overheat the stems also expand and can jam in the guides. The rods can get
> bent trying to open a valve or a valve hang open and the rod can fall out
> of the rocker or lifter socket. Same can also happen from extreme over
> revving.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of John Rodgers
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 3:23 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 2.1 L push rods
>
> Finally got around to fixing my pushrod tube leak. Found there was a 4
> inch crack in one tube. Upon disassembly and removal of the push rods, I
> found two of them bent. Probably accounts for the one cracked tube at
> least. On the passenger side, as seen from the rear of the van, from back
> to front, it was the 2nd and 4th push rod.
>
> The engine has run fine, but for the oil leak. But this has to be fixed.
> Anyone have  two or four pushrods from a junked 2.1 L that they care to
> part with? Would be much appreciated. My van is down for the count as it
> sits.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>