Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!!
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Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! I'm planning on doing a cam swap soon, and have everything I need except for the pen magnets! I cannot find them anywhere!
Anyone have any suggestions? Anyone want to sell theirs?
Any help would be appreciated!
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Anyone have any suggestions? Anyone want to sell theirs?
Any help would be appreciated!
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Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! Surely there has to be a wal-mart somewhere near you! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> I picked mine up at Auto-zone near me, but then i found them at wal-mart for ~$0.50 less, oh well, still cheap insurance!
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Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! Believe it or not, the closest Walmart is 25 miles from me. I guess I will take a ride there and check it out. I went to a bunch of autopart stores and could not find the magnets. (Well actually I found one store with pen magnets for $9 each!
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Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE PEN MAGNETS!!! I just did a cam swap on my car and I thought it was cheap insurance to use the pen magnets....bad idea! I had the autozone ones, and my friend put one in after about 8 were in, and it didn't click like a magnet touching the lifter....he pulled it out and there was no magent in the tip....spent two hours with lights and mirrors trying to decide if it had fell on top of the lifter. I don't think it did. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THAT THEY ARE ALL THERE BEFORE PUTTING IT IN. Check the tightness...they seem to be pressed in.
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Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! I didnt find any at my local Wal-Mart either, so I picked them up from Auto Zone. However, make sure that you look at all of them because some of them have gone to **** and are missing the magnetic piece. I didnt think that I was going to need them since my car only had 54k miles on it, but apparently that was enough to cause one of the lifters not to stay in its place. I didnt know which one it was, so I played it safe and stuck all 16 magnets in there. So to sum it up, just be sure that you buy good, complete, and sturdy magnets, and dont make any assumptions because they could cause you to make a very timely and costly mistake.
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Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! Wow, "cheap insurance" gone bad! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely make sure the pen magnets are in good condition before I do the swap. (If I can ever find them!)
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Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely make sure the pen magnets are in good condition before I do the swap. (If I can ever find them!)
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Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> can someone tell me what exactly are pen magnets. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="http://www.sears.com/data/product_images/tools/standard/00940891000-dv.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! Thanks, that's what I thought but I just wasn't sure.
Now, how do you use those during the cam swap. I understand they are used to keep the lifters up, but what is hold the pen magnet? Got to have hands free for the sawp, plus how are you supposed to hold 16?
Mike
Now, how do you use those during the cam swap. I understand they are used to keep the lifters up, but what is hold the pen magnet? Got to have hands free for the sawp, plus how are you supposed to hold 16?
Mike
Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by blky2kta:
<strong> Thanks, that's what I thought but I just wasn't sure.
Now, how do you use those during the cam swap. I understand they are used to keep the lifters up, but what is hold the pen magnet? Got to have hands free for the sawp, plus how are you supposed to hold 16?
Mike </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You bend the clips way out and hook them on the lip that goes around the heads.
<strong> Thanks, that's what I thought but I just wasn't sure.
Now, how do you use those during the cam swap. I understand they are used to keep the lifters up, but what is hold the pen magnet? Got to have hands free for the sawp, plus how are you supposed to hold 16?
Mike </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You bend the clips way out and hook them on the lip that goes around the heads.
Re: Can't find pen magnets, HELP!!! You dont really need to buy 16 of them. I bought 10 and realized after that I only needed one. If you take all the pushrods out you can slide the magnet in the pushrod hole. Grab the top of the lifter with the magnet and pull the lifter up into the head. You should hear it click in its travel channel. Once you pull all 16 up till they click, there is no reason to leave the magnets in there.
Think of it this way. If you just rest the magnet on the lifter, the weight may still make the lifter fall. If it falls after the cam is removed you will still have to drop the oilpan. You would have to have the steadiest hand and be the luckiest person in the world to pull that lifter back up into its runner. The process isin't that hard, just take your time. Haste makes waste.
just my .02
Andy
Think of it this way. If you just rest the magnet on the lifter, the weight may still make the lifter fall. If it falls after the cam is removed you will still have to drop the oilpan. You would have to have the steadiest hand and be the luckiest person in the world to pull that lifter back up into its runner. The process isin't that hard, just take your time. Haste makes waste.
just my .02
Andy
