SSPerformance

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Sense everytime i have did a cam in a ls1 car i also did ported heads when doing a cam only swap(my friends oil pump took a **** and he wants to do a cam while he there) How whould u hold the lifters up so the dont fall down

Cal

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The plastic lifter guide is made to hold them up. Once you take the rockers, pushrods and chain off, just spin the cam a few tims to push them up. But if you want added insurance, you can use 16 cheap pen magnets. Only problem with the pen magnets is sometimes the glue breaks and the magnet end stays on the lifter, which can be hard to retrieve. Or better yet, push a dowel rod into each lifter oil galley. I'm not sure what size to use (1/2 inch?,) but I'm sure someone else will chime in on that.

SSPerformance

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i found a tool that hold them up

Bill Bowling

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I am using a 5/16 steel rod from Home Depot about 18" long. I found a dwg a few weeks ago off this site. Try a search.

Bill

cyphur

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5/16's dowel rod, like bill said. don't pay for JPR's tool, its a waste of good money.

Steve Burger

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We used 5/16 wood dowl rod from Menards. Total spent, 0.79. Not having to fish lifters out ofthe oil pan, priceless.

BTLFEDSS

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98A4LS1

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Dumb question, I assume if the dowel rod does not make it to the back of the block, a lifter is not up all the way?

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Bill Bowling

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I was told you need to spin the cam until the lifters stay up to get the rod in.
I hope I do not have any problems in a couple of weeks when I do my cam.

Bill

PREDATOR-Z

6>10 quick ones with the chain/sprocket/rockers/p-rods off, then insert the rods.