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Old 09-29-2004, 03:52 AM
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Hello yall. How often does the lifters go bad on a ls1?What will cause a bad lifter?
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during a rebuild, not cleaning the cosmolene off or soaking them in oil before installation. too much pressure from the rocker...lifter bore clearance...
on a stock car from the factory...oil starvation/contamination maybe only...i would guess they are pretty reliable unlike the factory rockers.



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