stuffed lifter?
#1 _gstar_
Posted 07 June 2006 - 10:25 PM
Cheers
#2
Posted 07 June 2006 - 10:57 PM
#3
Posted 07 June 2006 - 11:52 PM
#4 _chevy_253_torana_
Posted 08 June 2006 - 02:21 PM
#5 _gstar_
Posted 08 June 2006 - 10:04 PM
I had a chat with our mechanic at work. He has suggested that i shave a few millimeters off the rocker bridge with a file. ill see how that goes.
Scince i put this engine in, it has had low oil pressure, acording to the dash light. I am kicking myself for not giving the oil pickup a good scrub when i changed sumps. What i have done to try and overcome this is stretch the spring in the oil pump. How can i test oil pressure simply at home?
#6
Posted 08 June 2006 - 11:58 PM
Edited by rodomo, 09 June 2006 - 12:00 AM.
#7
Posted 09 June 2006 - 01:01 AM
from memory 6cyl lifters are eazy to get at but you may not be able to remove it and pull it apart and clean it, if its worn as the base wares it becomes too big to come out thru the top, meaning a tare down to get at it.
if you do remove anything and are using it again make absolutly sure it goes back were it came from. one lifter will ware different to the next, swapping will cause came ware.
#8 _gstar_
Posted 09 June 2006 - 09:25 PM
Its a red, in a LC. originally out of chamois lx. I changed the seals, fitted a 30/70 cam, and changed the sump / pickup.Ok more info needed now. Is it a blue/black/red? In what car with what sump? What was done to it before it was fitted? Dont take more than 1mm off the bridge.
#9
Posted 10 June 2006 - 12:02 AM
#10 _Oldn64_
Posted 10 June 2006 - 03:15 AM
when replacing a cam or even removing a cam the lifter must go back into the same position as lifters wear differently. Similarly when placing a new cam in the motor you cannot reuse your lifters as they have not worn in with the cam. This will lead to premiture lifter failure or/and cam lobe failure.
I would be pulling teh cam and the lifters and having a really really good look.
Cheers
#11 _gstar_
Posted 10 June 2006 - 04:36 PM
I fixed it! it lasted about 5 min of driving. seemed that once i fixed one, another started tapping. ill take it to a workshop and get the lifters replaced.
#12
Posted 11 June 2006 - 01:46 AM
Good luck!
Edited by rodomo, 11 June 2006 - 01:48 AM.
#13 _Yella SLuR_
Posted 11 June 2006 - 09:27 AM
Edited by Yella SLuR, 11 June 2006 - 09:27 AM.
#14 _gstar_
Posted 11 June 2006 - 11:34 AM
#15
Posted 11 June 2006 - 05:44 PM
#16 _gstar_
Posted 11 June 2006 - 06:26 PM
I just got the standard ones. There did not seem to be any damage to the underside of the old lifters, nor was there much sludge / varnish built up on them. they pulled out quite easily. i am hoping that this would suggest that there is no damage to the camshaft. but ill fire it up in the morning and see how it goes.
Thanks for your help Rodomo, could of saved me a small fortune.
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