vdubyah73 wrote:pull the sled tin off, grab a hold of the offending tube and twist it. use pliers without crushing it, if needed. sometimes, often actually, the seals need help settling in.
You will need to make a not-good situation at least remain the same if not a little better.
A) pull the left side rocker assembly off (after finding the spot where most all valves are closed simultaneously, #4 tdc, I believe)
B) pull #3 exhaust pushrod
C) you must keep a tension on the pleats at the crankcase end. Use strong thin bailing wire to wrap the closest "valley" to the case you can get, twist and lock ends of wire in some visegrips. Use the visegrips to help pull the pushrod tube towards the case as you:
D) twist per vdubyah's instruction while using an 11mm ( or what ever size fills the hole without sticking in it) socket and extension to center the metal tube end in the hole. You will see that it is sometimes all cock-eyed.
E) Floss some of the valleys at the case and head end both. It is a simple wrap-wire around a valley at the pleated ends of the tube, then twist ends of bailing wire with pliers until you see it tighten and go down into the valley a little, unwrap and move to the next valley. It only takes a few to restore tension. Make sure tube edge is mostly centered in the head hole, stick pushrod in, rockers, adjust valves, run the engine, howdjoodo?
Colin
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next time, stretch the tubes to Bentley spec and don't let them get accidentally compressed due to misalignment when putting on the heads )
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
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.... i really dont understand as i just sealed them all up, and not sure what i did wrong (yes i have installed them without issue before). 
