Re: [HSS] Essex 4

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John Meadows wrote:

>

> Geoff, Sorting through Essex 4 engine parts and found some push rods

> with hole

> drilled through one end. Is this used to hold rod while assembling?

> John.

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>

The Four cyl. push rods have a spring around them and a recessed keeper

which the pin sits inside. It probably wouldn't matter if you didn't fit

these, as the later Hudson F-heads didn't bother with them. But then,

on the other hand, they used double valve springs on the Hudson, so

perhaps the thinking with the Essex was that it helped return the cam

follower, who knows!

Geoff.