Alright y'all.
So I was getting some chatter in the engine area, so I pulled the rocker cover off to inspect.
Pushrods were definitely bent, so I pulled the rocker shaft to find this. All the rods were bent, but this one was the most severe.
For background, this motor jumped time by about 15 degrees I'd say (fairly recently) and I reset it, but not before the damage was done it seems.
So I'm going to change the cam gear and timing chain, as well as the pushrods but what about other components?
I know the right answer is to pull the heads and check valves, replace if bent. Pull cam and inspect to make sure a lobe didn't get wiped out etc.
However, given my limited space and time - is there any harm in just replacing the essentials and firing it up to see what happens?
I'm worried I may have a bent valve, but I've read threads on the Mopar forums of guys just doing a timing set and pushrods and the motor runs like a tap.
As an aside, I got a steel Melling cam gear of Rock Auto. Should hold up better than the factory nylon gear I've heard horror stories about.
In fact, they have all the top end components for the 327 which I was surprised by. At least I have a source for parts if needed.
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