fastback311

can you reuse the push rod aarms in a 302 rebuild?

enzedchris

i wouldn't, just get new stuff, along with a new cam rocker arms springs and all that great stuff. crower is good stuff

atomsk680

just get new ones, i was going to reuse my pushrods, but then i decided against it, it would suck to throw a rod and waste an engine over something that costs $30

enzedchris

exactly

Soaring

Replace them with new ones. The heat those push rods have had to endure will break down the tinsel strength of them. It's called metal fatigue.

enzedchris

tensile strength lol

rmodel65

go for a 1 piece design definitely dont want to cheap out

Colorado_Mustang

For a stock rebuild, the push rods would be fine. The rockers would depend on the where. The rocker studs would be the same (wear/install height).

Any signs of wear, warping, or push-out (rocker studs at different heights, pulling out of the head), then replace everything and machine the heads for screw-in studs.

enzedchris

pushrods are cheap, blocks are not better safe than sorry. especially on a mustang that will likely get raped

rmodel65

you can reuse them to check if there straight roll them on a table see if they roll nice if not then they are fruged but for 30-60$ go new please just of rpiece of mind