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Originally Posted by KULTULZ
... oh crap ...
I hope you didn't think I abandoned you.
I am spoiled as I am used to FORD CATALOGING where most everything make sense as it is in order and fairly easy to find.
Most vendor cataloging jumps around and leaves too much guessing (IMO).
Anyway, the 1954 to 1955 OEM push-rod (for either engine) is XXX " OL (FORD MPC). Of course that has to be converted to METRIC to compare.
The FYB push-rods were not very sturdy and bent easily. Aftermarket is the only way out. Lots of TECH and knowledgeable people over there. I know TED can answer it right away. Are you a member?
Let me work on it but please feel free to post there as the knowledge base is unbelievable.
CORRECTION - 1954-1955 239-272-292 - EBU 6565-B Push-Rod
8 19/64" OL
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No, I don't feel abandoned. I really appreciate your help.
I'm not a member at Y-blocks unlimited, but when I tried to register this morning, it said "registration disabled." They may be getting a lot of spam, or something, so they're taking measures.
I agree about the Elgin cataloging. As I said, I find their website difficult to use. I will say that their push rods do seem sturdier than the originals. Certainly a little heavier. I could call Elgin to see if they can help, but I generally have little confidence that even knowledgeable car folks have the specific knowledge of the somewhat unique 1954 Y-block stuff. "1954 y-block" seems to be an esoteric sub-category of the already esoteric "all years of y-block" category. Some of the parts interchange with other years and others don't. Their catalog seems to indicate that this pushrod is basically used for all y-blocks, but who knows for sure.
I took one of the new push rods and dropped it in place of one of the existing rods (with rocker arm pushed to the side), and it didn't seems to fit in the same way that the existing did. The existing rod could slide to either side of the lifter, while the new one couldn't. SO I didn't try installing it with the rocker arm in place and cranking to see what happens.