lifter mixup gaffe
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11/10/13 06:47 PM
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SB hyd race cam. I accidentally mixed up the order of (2) of the lifters . Should I go ahead & reinstall everything (50-50 chance) or rebreak it in with 2 new lifters? Thank you for your time.
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Re: lifter mixup gaffe
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11/10/13 07:06 PM
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rock em end to end to see if there is still a crown on both of em?
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Re: lifter mixup gaffe
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11/10/13 07:41 PM
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rock em end to end to see if there is still a crown on both of em?
yep. were they a quality lifter in the first place? when you look down the bore is there anything that might cause concern? this is probably a case of over-thinking/stressing since they have been together and matched to the cam since new.
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Re: lifter mixup gaffe
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11/10/13 09:19 PM
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More than likely even if mixed up it will be alright just as long as all lifters are in good shape. I guess a couple new one's would be less risky? But I'm not so sure on that? I use some 4X4" blocks of wood to keep lifters in. Push rods for a BAE hemi. Then I have some custom made. Sometimes I have had more than one motor apart at a time, got to be organized. These are too small for BAE hemi parts.
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Re: lifter mixup gaffe
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11/11/13 12:12 PM
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I think, and this is just guess work, that the success rate of reusing used lifters in other bores depends a lot on valve spring pressures. A mild cam probably will work, a serious cam, probably not going to last.
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