Issues with ls2/ls7 lifters and trays

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Dec 28, 2015 | 12:53 PM

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Issues with ls2/ls7 lifters and trays

I have a issue on my ls1 block when i put the lifters in the block some of the lifters sit almost flush and will not clip onto the tray. Im not really sure what im doing wrong but if they dont fit into the tray they will spin correct?

Dec 28, 2015 | 01:10 PM

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Why do they sit flush, post pics...?

Dec 28, 2015 | 06:45 PM

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Dec 28, 2015 | 07:10 PM

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Well that's a new one...even for me. Factory block? What cam? About the only thing that could cause that, aside from some weird lifter or block dimensions, is a severely reduced base circle.

Dec 29, 2015 | 06:38 AM

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The first pic it looks like the the cam lobes aren't lined up with the lifters. Hard to tell by pic though.

Dec 29, 2015 | 09:07 AM

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I think i got it figured out after 4 hours of research i received the wrong lifters. I bought the motor in pieces so i had no stock lifters to compare the new ones to.

Dec 29, 2015 | 09:51 AM

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Well that's a new one.

I've always put them in the trays first then slid 4 at a time into the block. Probably wouldn't have caught such a mistake.

Hope you can get them out easily with a magnet or some needle nose pliers

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Dec 29, 2015 | 10:54 AM

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Dec 29, 2015 | 10:57 AM

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You can tell the difference in length just by the pictures.

Dec 29, 2015 | 11:55 AM

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That's crazy. It's a Delphi lifter...just shorter. I'll have to dig through some prints and try to figure out what that's for. Could possibly be for one of the V6 engines, I know they had a few lifter revisions throughout the years.

Dec 30, 2015 | 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bagged67camaro

I think i got it figured out after 4 hours of research i received the wrong lifters. I bought the motor in pieces so i had no stock lifters to compare the new ones to.

Autozone???????