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.... What causes the push rod to bend that way or what other parts of the engine may be affected or do the valve take most the impact from the push rods?...
my bet is on valve to piston strike = bent push rods... you would be lucky the rods bending took all the brunt of the contact and not damage the piston crowns. only way youre going to find out about the carnage is pulling the head... worse case scenario, rebuild or replacement motor.. everything from heads, cam, lifters, etc will have to be inspected. lifters are cheap enough to just replace regardless.
 
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