Doug -
It's a REALLY long story, but the bent pushrods didn't come from a factory problem. I had the engine rebuilt and installed a solid lifter cam... the problem didn't come from improper valve lash, but from poor preparation of the Aussie quench heads I bought from California.
BUT, that being said, while I was still suffering from bending pushrods every 500 miles, the DeTomaso mechanics diagnosed the problem and fixed it by changing my headers. For $1800.
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