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Just to update this thread since it is a little behind.... We have been playing with the '72 know as 'Rattler'. Rattler had what I thought was a little worn out 302 that had low oil pressure and rattling lifters. It has a top loader four speed so it was still fun to drive even though the engine was ticky ticky... After driving in around for a while, I realized the engine might not be as sick as it sounds because it ran ok and it didn't use oil.
I became suspicious that the engine may have been over revved and it might have some bent pushrods, so off came the valve covers and out with the pushrods. They were all straight, but they were shorter than the shortest 302 pushrods, so I don't know what they were out of.....About .060" too short. A new set of pushrods and the oil pressure came back and the ticking left and the engine ran so much better!
We have added a vintage warn bumper and winch (from a member on here), some new/old wheels and tires from another Bronco that is 'waiting in the wings', a tach so maybe we don't twist it too hard, new 2150 2 barrel, a Shelton exhaust (This was the test mule for his systems), new suspension, disc brake front, a new door on the passenger side (I destroyed the original on a tree!!!!), and an old school tire cover!
This is a fun little Bronco!
I became suspicious that the engine may have been over revved and it might have some bent pushrods, so off came the valve covers and out with the pushrods. They were all straight, but they were shorter than the shortest 302 pushrods, so I don't know what they were out of.....About .060" too short. A new set of pushrods and the oil pressure came back and the ticking left and the engine ran so much better!
We have added a vintage warn bumper and winch (from a member on here), some new/old wheels and tires from another Bronco that is 'waiting in the wings', a tach so maybe we don't twist it too hard, new 2150 2 barrel, a Shelton exhaust (This was the test mule for his systems), new suspension, disc brake front, a new door on the passenger side (I destroyed the original on a tree!!!!), and an old school tire cover!
This is a fun little Bronco!