<VV> starting after sitting..follow up.

[BobHelt at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/1/2006 1:44:34 PM US Mountain Standard Time,  
pbob63 at frontiernet.net writes:

. My  question is, can I take the bent tube and 
rod out, and using the old rod,  try to force the lifter loose by 
hammering on it without removing anything  else, then install another rod 
and tube? I did this on one on the left  side, and it is one of the ones 
that is functioning  now.



Paul,
Strange things happen, but I fail to see how a stuck lifter would bend  a 
pushrod. I would think that a stuck valve (in the guide) is much more likely  to 
be at fault. 
Regards,
Bob Helt