Ok, I'm posting this
in hope that nobody makes the same mistake I did this past Sunday, I have a 66
Malibu I am restoring and it has the original 283 motor with all the smog stuff
on it, here in Calif we are not required to have smog checks on car 25 yrs
and older. So I proceeded to remove all the smog pump and components, the smog
pump is held on by a 1/4 in thick plate by a intake manifold bolt. I then
proceeded to put the intake manifold bolts back into the manifold using the
same bolts. I buttoned everything up and started the car to make sure I did not
have a vacuum leaks and hear this very LOUD popping thru the carburetor. After
checking every possible item on the motor I decided to remover the valve covers
to see if I dropped a valve or worse!!! YIKS!!! the #4 cylinder
intake rocker was off to the side and the pushrod was bent.......The longer
intake manifold bolt went thru the head and screwed down onto the
pushrod........I had no idea this bole hole went thru the head and into the
pushrod area. Now I have to try and find the other half of the
pushrod that fell down into the lifter valley...I felt so stupid..I figured if
the bolt was to long it would just bottom out in the head! .This should be
filed under "Stupid things not to do on a Sunday"
Signed
NAH...I'll leave
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