EA81 pushrod installation

[aiiadict]

there is a "knurled" end, according to the manual I have this
is only to indicate the length (and engine type, 1600/1800) of
the pushrod..

but I put the pushrods next to eachother, with knurled ends
at opposite ends, and the cap , or "nipple" on the end of the
rod is longer on one tube than the other...

do I install knurled ends to the direction of cam followers,
or to the direction of rocker arms?

Rich

 

[S]

Hi Rich!

there is a "knurled" end, according to the manual I have this
is only to indicate the length (and engine type, 1600/1800) of
the pushrod..

but I put the pushrods next to eachother, with knurled ends
at opposite ends, and the cap , or "nipple" on the end of the
rod is longer on one tube than the other...

do I install knurled ends to the direction of cam followers,
or to the direction of rocker arms?

I looked in the factory manual (maybe that's what you have as well?),
and no mention of a preferred direction for these. I suspect the
differences you are seeing are due to wear. You might look real
closely at the rocker arms and lifters to see if a pattern exists.
Probably not real critical in any event.
Anyway, some time ago, I scanned the engine section of an '84 DL/GL
service manual, and put it on my server. If it's of any use to you, go
here <http://chester.uccs.edu/ea81/> and help your self; individual
pages, or the whole thing in one large zip.
Half are upside down, just the way they came off the scanner. Sorry,
use your image viewer to rotate 'em if it matters.

ByeBye! S.

Steve Jernigan KG0MB
Laboratory Manager
Microelectronics Research
University of Colorado
(719) 262-3101