Found My Tic... Now what to do...

[elks]

Well I finally got time to pull the valve cover off my blazers motor. The source of the tic was painfully obvious.

I had a post completely broke off, the lifter was off. Luckily everything was there on top, no missing parts.

Now I am not sure as to the next step. I know the heads for the motor are from a 305. They are supposed to breath better.

I need to get the post out. Does anyone know if they are typically a threaded post or a pressed in post? Any thoughts on how to get it out? I might just take it to a shop...

Also the rubber valve cover gasket is in good shape and never leaked. Can it be reused?

[stevencvn72]

Just had a thread about pulling rocker studs:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ghlight=rocker

Most likely, your rocker studs are pressed in and can be pulled if there are still threads on it. If not, drilling it out I imagine is you're only option. Someone else might chime in here with a better solution.

Oh...if your rubber gasket is fairly new and in good shape you can clean it up and reuse it. If it were cork...garbage.

[Longbow]

I welded a nut on one once...told the guy to let it cool off for several ours and he got it out fine.

[elks]

Originally Posted by stevencvn72

Just had a thread about pulling rocker studs:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ghlight=rocker

Most likely, your rocker studs are pressed in and can be pulled if there are still threads on it. If not, drilling it out I imagine is you're only option. Someone else might chime in here with a better solution.

Oh...if your rubber gasket is fairly new and in good shape you can clean it up and reuse it. If it were cork...garbage.

That linked helped. I am concerned as it appeared that the stud had already been drilled once and had a pin placed in to hold the stud.

I think I might just run it in to the shop. I have a really good head guy here and he is pretty cheap. Also would this have allowed for gas to get in my oil? I just barely did an oil change in the middle of this mess and noticed it had a gas smell. Should I do another one as soon as it is fixed? I ran on this oil change for about 1/2 a day before parking it an deciding I needed to dig in.

Also would this issue be a cause of some grey smoke and making the engine seem to run a little rich?

[QKENUF4U]

the gas problem sounds like stuck float in the carb or dirty needle/seat allowing gas to flow when sitting.....

as for the stud, have your guy put in screw studs while you have it/them off being fixed... well worth your time/money IMHO....

[stevencvn72]

as for the stud, have your guy put in screw studs while you have it/them off being fixed... well worth your time/money IMHO....

X2

it appeared that the stud had already been drilled once and had a pin placed in to hold the stud.

In that other thread I linked was the first I've heard of "pinning" the new press in stud. I wouldn't know what to do in that case, but it sounds like it might turn into a P.I.T.A.

I would get this all fixed up, run some seafoam in your oil a couple of days, then change the oil. Hopefully the overall cost isn't too pricy. Let us know what you do!