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06 Dyna SB won't run after PCing rocker boxes

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Old May 29, 2019 | 11:18 PM
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Thanks for the all the help guys.Sooo...it turns out I had the rear jug pushrods installed backwards!When I pulled them out,somehow I mismarked the rods-which I did to PREVENT this from happening.I pulled the rocker holders a couple times,and looked at my markings and thought,yep they're right.Only after more Googling did I find a thread from this forum discussing the different lengths,and COLOR of the rods.This is when I discovered the ex. rods are black,and int. are silver.Keep in mind this was after 3 days of head scratching as to WTF I did wrong,so even when I checked front to rear,I did not notice the black?silver,only my markings.Thus,lesson learned,and it will NEVER happen again.
As well,I did not powder the mating surfaces,so that was never an issue.
 
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Old May 30, 2019 | 04:21 AM
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Thanks for the all the help guys.Sooo...it turns out I had the rear jug pushrods installed backwards!When I pulled them out,somehow I mismarked the rods-which I did to PREVENT this from happening.I pulled the rocker holders a couple times,and looked at my markings and thought,yep they're right.Only after more Googling did I find a thread from this forum discussing the different lengths,and COLOR of the rods.This is when I discovered the ex. rods are black,and int. are silver.Keep in mind this was after 3 days of head scratching as to WTF I did wrong,so even when I checked front to rear,I did not notice the black?silver,only my markings.Thus,lesson learned,and it will NEVER happen again.
As well,I did not powder the mating surfaces,so that was never an issue.
Post 6 would have saved the googling. Glad you figured it out.
 
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hopefully you didn't bend a valve by putting them in backwards??
 
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Post 6 would have saved the googling. Glad you figured it out.
Wonderful.In my frustration,I must have completely missed that.As I said I only looked at my markings....which were wrong.I guess thats karma...lesson learned.
 
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hopefully you didn't bend a valve by putting them in backwards??
YIKES! lets hope not.Seemed to run ok on the lift.We'll see.
 
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Im sure its all good now.
 
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