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Old 02-24-2005, 05:20 PM
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Question Lifter retaining question.

What size dowel rod can be used to hold the lifters up in an LS1 with the cam out?


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local kid just bought 16 cheap pin magnets from harbor freight.
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for less the 10$(only cost me around 8$ from lowes) you can buy two 3' steel 5/16th inch rods(cut them down to about 3" longer then the cam). pen magnets would cost atleast 2X that.
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Thanks, I've done the pen magnet thing several times, and had more than one close call. I really don't like it. If you do have a loose lifter basket I don't like the idea of adding weight to it via a pen magnet.

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I spent $49 on stupid pen magnets, and I STILL DROPPED TWO LIFTERS!! worst experiance ever, but i got them out today, finally!! what a huge set back
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Originally Posted by 69_YENKO
for less the 10$(only cost me around 8$ from lowes) you can buy two 3' steel 5/16th inch rods(cut them down to about 3" longer then the cam). pen magnets would cost atleast 2X that.
I sanded down one side of the dowel for my driver's side so that it was flat on one side instead of round. It was still a pretty tight fit but it went in. I don't know if it would have fit in if I hadn't sanded that side down.
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I sanded down one side of the dowel for my driver's side so that it was flat on one side instead of round. It was still a pretty tight fit but it went in. I don't know if it would have fit in if I hadn't sanded that side down.
actully my rods are grinded down like that too, i just put a flat edge on them for the first 8-10 inches or so.
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i'm just wondering what the flat spot is for. i would like to know before i tear mine down for cam swap.




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