Noisy lifters
Noisy lifters I had two clattering lifters after rebuilding the bottom end. I washed the block out with detergent before I assembled the motor. But for whatever reason, the lifters became stuck. Anyway, I added MMO and one of the lifters quit clattering. But, after driving about 200 miles the other lifter was still clattering and getting worse.
I'm an old Gen 1 guy and the thought of having to pull the head to change a lifter really bothers me. So. I decided to try an old trick. I got some carb cleaner, the aerosol type with the straw and shot some in. Let it sit for 5 minutes and tried pushing it with the pushrod but it was still stuck. So, I put the pushrod back in place and put the straw in the lifter oil hole and sprayed again, waited 5 minutes, and it was still stuck.
The next move was plan B. I sprayed the lifter again through the pushrod and got a rubber mallet. I placed the rubber head against the pushrod and with a ball peen hammer rapped it 4 or 5 times. Voila, the lifter broke free and you could press the cup in and out.
This happened today, and I'm still happy. The motor runs like a top. Its old school but it worked here. I'm glad I didn't have to pull the head.
I'm an old Gen 1 guy and the thought of having to pull the head to change a lifter really bothers me. So. I decided to try an old trick. I got some carb cleaner, the aerosol type with the straw and shot some in. Let it sit for 5 minutes and tried pushing it with the pushrod but it was still stuck. So, I put the pushrod back in place and put the straw in the lifter oil hole and sprayed again, waited 5 minutes, and it was still stuck.
The next move was plan B. I sprayed the lifter again through the pushrod and got a rubber mallet. I placed the rubber head against the pushrod and with a ball peen hammer rapped it 4 or 5 times. Voila, the lifter broke free and you could press the cup in and out.
This happened today, and I'm still happy. The motor runs like a top. Its old school but it worked here. I'm glad I didn't have to pull the head.
I had two clattering lifters after rebuilding the bottom end. I washed the block out with detergent before I assembled the motor. But for whatever reason, the lifters became stuck. Anyway, I added MMO and one of the lifters quit clattering. But, after driving about 200 miles the other lifter was still clattering and getting worse.
I'm an old Gen 1 guy and the thought of having to pull the head to change a lifter really bothers me. So. I decided to try an old trick. I got some carb cleaner, the aerosol type with the straw and shot some in. Let it sit for 5 minutes and tried pushing it with the pushrod but it was still stuck. So, I put the pushrod back in place and put the straw in the lifter oil hole and sprayed again, waited 5 minutes, and it was still stuck.
The next move was plan B. I sprayed the lifter again through the pushrod and got a rubber mallet. I placed the rubber head against the pushrod and with a ball peen hammer rapped it 4 or 5 times. Voila, the lifter broke free and you could press the cup in and out.
This happened today, and I'm still happy. The motor runs like a top. Its old school but it worked here. I'm glad I didn't have to pull the head.
I'm an old Gen 1 guy and the thought of having to pull the head to change a lifter really bothers me. So. I decided to try an old trick. I got some carb cleaner, the aerosol type with the straw and shot some in. Let it sit for 5 minutes and tried pushing it with the pushrod but it was still stuck. So, I put the pushrod back in place and put the straw in the lifter oil hole and sprayed again, waited 5 minutes, and it was still stuck.
The next move was plan B. I sprayed the lifter again through the pushrod and got a rubber mallet. I placed the rubber head against the pushrod and with a ball peen hammer rapped it 4 or 5 times. Voila, the lifter broke free and you could press the cup in and out.
This happened today, and I'm still happy. The motor runs like a top. Its old school but it worked here. I'm glad I didn't have to pull the head.
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Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man KNOWS has worked in the past.
The internals are still a hydraulic lifter, though further refined in later years, and the basic operation is the same.
You done good!
The internals are still a hydraulic lifter, though further refined in later years, and the basic operation is the same.
You done good!
Exactly. Also, when I found the culprit lifter, I tried a rod which was 30 thou longer and it quieted down. Then I got out the carb cleaner.
