Bad lifter????

[4C FED]

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[93ty475]

Re: Bad lifter????

while all the others looked like a small wound (dribble).

all of mine did that when i fired my motor up...problem was that it took almost two minutes to get to that point the few times i fired it up...thats one of my reasons for yanking the motor again...second machine shop found the wrong cam bearings in there i believe...i also bought and installed a set of the new style comp lifters "R" series (875-12) along with the 7608 1 piece comp pushrods for my next go round...it better work this time or i'm buying a cover for my sy and leaving it alone for some other year...

I used a 1/4 turn after no clatter.

i was told to do 1/2 turn, but it may be wrong...lotsa different opinions out there....

 

[ed hess]

turn !!!! you mean you guys actually get em down to zero lash and then turn em?




ed

 

[Methuselah]

Re: Bad lifter????

I got my motor running last weekend and I have a couple of questions.

1. While adjusting the pass. side rockers there was oil that was streaming out of the very front rocker (#2 ex.). It looked like an artery had been cut (gushing) while all the others looked like a small wound (dribble). While the oil output of all lifters increased with RPM, the #2 ex. still spewed more than the rest.

This happened with my engine as well. Primed the pump and couldnt get a consistent amount of oil out of each pushrod. I was told to not worry as the system will work itself out once it's in the truck. I verified this later (when I had to replace a head gasket), and the pushrods seemed to oil consistently.

I'd let it break in a bit and check it again as this approach worked for me.

 

[4C FED]

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[ed hess]

turn !!!! you mean you guys actually get em down to zero lash and then turn em?




ed

Ed must have the Lee Press on Rockers.

lee press?

ed