lifters/ checking pushrods
10-19-2008, 01:39 AM
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lifters/ checking pushrods ok so ive got a 6.0l with a mild 222/222 cam in my s10.
ever since i did the cam/ pushrods/and springs(918) the valvetrain has been noiser maybe 1000 miles but hasn't gotten any louder since i first installed it all.
now im almost finished w/ putting on a turbo but i thought i would check for the proper pushrod length since i didn't originally.
they checked out ok but after i had hand cranked the motor over a couple of times and tripple checked the pushrod length now i can lift the tip of the rocker prob 50 thou. and it feels like the plunger is going down not like there is any free play.
is this a worn out lifter or is it collapsing a little because oil was worked out of it or something?
ever since i did the cam/ pushrods/and springs(918) the valvetrain has been noiser maybe 1000 miles but hasn't gotten any louder since i first installed it all.
now im almost finished w/ putting on a turbo but i thought i would check for the proper pushrod length since i didn't originally.
they checked out ok but after i had hand cranked the motor over a couple of times and tripple checked the pushrod length now i can lift the tip of the rocker prob 50 thou. and it feels like the plunger is going down not like there is any free play.
is this a worn out lifter or is it collapsing a little because oil was worked out of it or something?
10-19-2008, 06:30 AM
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you prob bleed down the lifter, but still shouldnt be any "free" play(like a solid lifter)-if when you push it down, it comes back, your ok-when you tighten down the rocker bolt, should be around 1 to 2 turns after all play is gone from the pushrod for the preload
