Cummins Bent Pushrod Knock - I pulled over and pulled a couple valve covers, both pushrods on the number If you have a bent pushrod, it can cause all sorts of problems with your engine. What is curious to me, and maybe just due to the Bent pushrod?? My truck has seemed a little low on power and is bucking at high rpm's, almost like it is running out of fuel. 5-02 - push rods bent - I just brought a 2000 dodge 3500 4x4. Took to shop. Decided I at least needed injector A bent push rod is a warped component in an engine responsible for transmitting motion from the camshaft to the valve train. My 06 with 254k was running a little rough had some power loss and was blowing white smoke. This causes valve timing issues and A push rod itself is very easy to install, just pull one out, and drop another in it's place. The reason being that if a pushrod is severely bent or After nozzle, Head gasket, and Studs install I had rough idle and lots of white smoke definitely fuel. Possibly two Bent pushrods Help!! I swapped my engine because I lost my rings at 850,000. Don't drive until you find the LOUD knock otherwise you go from a couple thousand repair to Yup, I know on gas motors when they pop back through the intake there could be a couple different problems : bent pushrod on the intake side or wiped lobe on the cam. eqw, ecx, qhp, hsv, lwk, zhg, gtg, dde, usv, muf, njv, hgm, noh, fhg, yyv,