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Old Jun 6, 2017 | 10:00 AM
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Why use a lifter tray, the lifters never stay in it from what I have seen. They should make a lifter tray with a magnet at the bottom to hold them from falling into the motor.



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Old Jun 6, 2017 | 10:08 AM
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So the lifters don't spin 90* and the roller can't roll anymore.
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Old Jun 6, 2017 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ss4chad
Why use a lifter tray, the lifters never stay in it.
A few hundred thousand production engines would prove that statement wrong...
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Old Jun 6, 2017 | 12:13 PM
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I believe he means when doing a cam change.
Using a magnet IN an engine close to moving parts is a very bad idea. Not only does it attract any material inside the engine, but it would also magnetize the lifter itself making all sorts of other odd issues as well.
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Ok, I ranted, I'm over it.

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