Photo of my finger reaching in the fuel pump hole on the side of the block, and pushing the push rod back up into its hole and up till it contacts the camshaft lobe.
Note that the pushrod is sticking out its hole about half an inch. That indicates it is on the base circle of the camshaft and NOT on the lobe. If it sticks out farther than that, bump the starter to rotate the engine a little so it does not stick out any more than what is shown. Be sure you pull the coil wire before you bump the engine starter, to keep the engine from starting on any fuel left in the carb fuel bowls. Nothing bad will happen if you rotate the engine too far and the push rod is still sticking out too far. Just bump the starter again and check that the pushrod goes in about as far as shown in this picture. Even if the push rod keeps sliding out, you want to be able to push it in as far as shown.
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