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Are the lengths of the pushrods the same on carby and efi models? Heading to wreckers at the moment cheers 

Emilio 

Cheers all for the feedback, I’m going to let them sit in a container of oil overnight, hopefully by Saturday I’ll have some time to install them back in and get everything back together. And fingers crossed it works as I’m nearly at the stage of cracking it, 

also what do you all use as a sealant for the rocker? Some say use a gasket some say don’t? Use the gasket glue from the gun ect... anyone around the Melbourne,Mount Waverley area to assist with this process on Friday or Sat night?

Cheers Emilio 

Cheers for the feedback all, I’m going to soak the lifter in a bucket so they can at least get some oil into them, then I should just chuck and tourney everything back to gether or crank car by hand first? What would be best? 

I’m going to give it a try one last time, I’m going to get a new rocker and push rod as they both stuffed, I have all new lifters in the box. Any easy way to bleed the lifters before I put them in? And also a way to check everything is running smoothly without the rocker cover on? If anyone has the correct torque for the rocker arm bolts please message them through, cheers! Will keep posted! 

Thanks  for the help guys. The car is nowhere as clean as it looks in photos I’ll tell you that much but I’m getting all the  driveline/running gear done first before she goes in for a respray and really wanting to keep it all original, should I give it a crack one last time with getting just a new rocker and push rod? As I know I stuffed up with the torque and having trouble to find a simple explanation on the lash adjustments, I really want to do it myself not just to save money but to learn how to do it bit more satisfying. Or what would I be looking at  cash wise to do as you where saying DeanKdx? And also all spark plugs where great besides the one at the very back near the isc, it’s was very very oily and like sludgey for some reason/ maybe from the rocker cover leaking down 

Not sure how to use it but just downloaded it, there should be couple photos in there of the xf 

https://imgur.com/gallery/Rj4Nw 

When I did put the  lifter in i did check the lobes through top, and when I did put lifter in and turned engine over it got stiff so that puts the cam being worn kinda out of it

Nah like it wasn’t all at once it was normal wear and tear, was just going replace them all at once. 

Hi all, 

i have this year purchased a xf 1985 efi, 

I'm having trouble with the top end, the lifters where going off there nut, 

i brought a whole set of lifters and at the time there was one loose rocker, and the rest where all pretty loose as well so I tightened them all up without getting on info on it, put the rocker back on and drove it and still had a bigger rattle, took rocker off and one of the pushrods where bent and also the bolt for the rocker snapped off. Yes this was mine and my mates fault as this is a project we have both been working on. We did put 2 washers on that rocker to stop it moving, and that would of been the reason behind it snapping. 

My my question is should I take the whole top end off and through it out and find another running mint head and change it straight over? And when I do use the new lifter I have in that head? I'm willing to learn step by step, and have learnt my lesson, and I'm not sure if the pushrods bending and jumping out of spot may have stuffed the head.

im located in Melbourne Mountwavelrey and is anyone selling a efi complete head or even a complete running Xf efi for cheap I could see running as I don't want to be in the dark if that head is runined also, 

if anyone is willing to come down and help when I do have the parts (won't be free of charge you tell the price) would be appreciated as well.

i have attached a few photos of my Xf. 

Thanks Emilio