What are u doing o keep lifters from falling??!!
12-30-2007, 04:43 PM
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What are u doing o keep lifters from falling??!! Will I know you can buy the tools from thunder racing to slide in, or use magnets. Instead of buying the thunder racing tool can you just slide in a metal rod or something to hold the lifters up?
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12-30-2007, 05:36 PM
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Yes you can. I used wood dowls. There has been alot of discussion about this over the years. A search could turn up alot of info. If I remember correctly I used 5/16". You can also use metal rods, just shave them down on one side.
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I just finished mine about 4 days ago. Use the 5/16 metal rods at about $3.00 each. I cut mine to about 22" and the passenger side I ground off about 5/32 the lenghth of the rod the both slipped right in. Oil them for sure. Do not risk wood in your engine. Pen magnets at $5.00 each is not cheap and I have heard of more than one issue with the magnet getting stuck or coming off. I also did TDC for the springs as well as pressurized the cylandar. No such thing as overkill when it comes to safty.
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I just finished mine about 4 days ago. Use the 5/16 metal rods at about $3.00 each. I cut mine to about 22" and the passenger side I ground off about 5/32 the lenghth of the rod the both slipped right in. Oil them for sure. Do not risk wood in your engine. Pen magnets at $5.00 each is not cheap and I have heard of more than one issue with the magnet getting stuck or coming off. I also did TDC for the springs as well as pressurized the cylandar. No such thing as overkill when it comes to safty.
12-31-2007, 01:11 PM
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Use the steel dowels. I wouldn't use wood. Seems like to me the wood would leave debris in the motor. The passenger side needs a little bit shaved or ground off. The ground part will go up and towards the middle of the motor.