Engine: 259 v8 pushrod out and won't go back

[cwsimpson]

As I was installing new valve seals, my magnet caught a pushrod and pulled it out. When I went to push it back in, it wouldn't go- sticking out a couple of inches above all the others. Drop oil pan? Move the cranakshaft? I know it sits in a cup inside the engine. Any info/ advice will be greatly appreciated.

[PackardV8]

Slide the rocker arm sideways so you've got a straight drop down to the bottom of the lifter.

jack vines

[cwsimpson]

Thanks, Jack
The rocker arm is off as I had to compress the springs.

[cwsimpson]

Thanks, Jack
The rocker arm is off as I had to compress the springs.

[cwsimpson]

And in the words of SNL late great favorite Gilda Radner: " Never mind..."
enough oil and some twisting and turning got it back in. Noticed it had a couple of wear marks on the bottom that were opposed to each other at 180 degrees. Just tried putting those marks at different angles

Now if I could just find that last keeper...

[sals54]

Chevrolet keepers are the same. If you can't find it, any machine shop will have a bucket full of them. Of anyone here will have spares that we could send in an envelope.

[spokejr]

And in the words of SNL late great favorite Gilda Radner: " Never mind..."
enough oil and some twisting and turning got it back in. Noticed it had a couple of wear marks on the bottom that were opposed to each other at 180 degrees. Just tried putting those marks at different angles

Now if I could just find that last keeper...

Is it possible that it is in the lifter your pushrod would go into correctly?

[RadioRoy]

Is it possible that it is in the lifter your pushrod would go into correctly?

Excellent point. Are the keepers ferrous, so that a magnet will pick them up?

[DieselJim]

Excellent point. Are the keepers ferrous, so that a magnet will pick them up?

Yes. A magnet will pick them up.

[doofus]

Careful here, a magnet will also pull out the lifter.hold lifter down with stiff wire and fish. Luck Doofus