Pen Magnets for cam swap
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Pen Magnets for cam swap OK - I tried looking for relatively inexpensive ones, but no luck
I saw some on e-bay but I'm not sure if they will clear the pushrod hole of less than 1/2". I saw some in autozone, but those were $3 each....
I know some of you will suggest a home-made rod that can be inserted (JPR tool, i think), but even with those I heard that the lifter can fall through...
Does anyone know where can I buy those pen magnets ?
I heard Wal-Mart, but I looked and couldn't find it....
Any comments (links) would be greatly appreciated.
Adam
I saw some on e-bay but I'm not sure if they will clear the pushrod hole of less than 1/2". I saw some in autozone, but those were $3 each....
I know some of you will suggest a home-made rod that can be inserted (JPR tool, i think), but even with those I heard that the lifter can fall through...
Does anyone know where can I buy those pen magnets ?
I heard Wal-Mart, but I looked and couldn't find it....
Any comments (links) would be greatly appreciated.
Adam
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I got mine at a local auto parts store that had containers full of cheap stuff at the checkout register, like key chains, and other junk. Also mixed in there were cheap pen magnets for about 2 bucks a piece. Just check out all your auto parts stores. Something will turn up. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by Predator
I got mine at a local auto parts store that had containers full of cheap stuff at the checkout register, like key chains, and other junk. Also mixed in there were cheap pen magnets for about 2 bucks a piece. Just check out all your auto parts stores. Something will turn up. Good luck!
I did the same for my last three cam changes...
Originally Posted by AdamSS
OK - I tried looking for relatively inexpensive ones, but no luck
I saw some on e-bay but I'm not sure if they will clear the pushrod hole of less than 1/2". I saw some in autozone, but those were $3 each....
I know some of you will suggest a home-made rod that can be inserted (JPR tool, i think), but even with those I heard that the lifter can fall through...
Does anyone know where can I buy those pen magnets ?
I heard Wal-Mart, but I looked and couldn't find it....
Any comments (links) would be greatly appreciated.
Adam
I saw some on e-bay but I'm not sure if they will clear the pushrod hole of less than 1/2". I saw some in autozone, but those were $3 each....
I know some of you will suggest a home-made rod that can be inserted (JPR tool, i think), but even with those I heard that the lifter can fall through...
Does anyone know where can I buy those pen magnets ?
I heard Wal-Mart, but I looked and couldn't find it....
Any comments (links) would be greatly appreciated.
Adam
I'd like $32 worth of pen magnets please.
You can have rods made for that much at a local shop theres nothing to them. Last edited by 99blancoSS; Apr 1, 2005 at 11:32 AM.
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Originally Posted by AdamSS
OK - I tried looking for relatively inexpensive ones, but no luck
I know some of you will suggest a home-made rod that can be inserted (JPR tool, i think), but even with those I heard that the lifter can fall through...
I know some of you will suggest a home-made rod that can be inserted (JPR tool, i think), but even with those I heard that the lifter can fall through...
Get the idiot to explain to us all how the lifters can move through the wood. . . . .
I got two dowel rods for .49 a piece. How much are 16 pen magnets?
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Originally Posted by SideStep
I did the same for my last three cam changes...
SideStep, brilliant minds think alike.
Originally Posted by Predator
If you buy the fancy individual ones that are packaged and shrink-wrapped they cost 6 or 7 bucks a pop.
SideStep, brilliant minds think alike.
SideStep, brilliant minds think alike.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E sing along now
Last edited by 99blancoSS; Apr 1, 2005 at 03:18 PM.
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Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
LMAO! you can buy the JPR rods for that much.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E sing along now
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E sing along now
What happens if you snap the end off a wooden dowel, you're f******. I'd use a homemade metal or aluminum rods before a wooden dowel.
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Yea, that was my original plan. I already have two 5/16" dimeter aluminum rods....Someone mentioned smaller, 1/4 " rod. Would that one go into the passanger side ?
Originally Posted by Another_User
I spent like $4 a piece for my pen magnets. They...uh...were defective or something...so I took them back. After cleaning them of course.
defective.. good one! 
I used a 5/16 rod from home depot on the drivers side and a 5/16 wood dowel on the other side. I had two 5/16 rods but was too lazy to grind one down. They worked great.
It is nice to have one pen magnet for the value keepers.
Bill
It is nice to have one pen magnet for the value keepers.
Bill
I bought one good pen magnet and the damn thing stuck and broke off in the head. I'd agree and just do the wood/metal rod thing instead. I'll never double check with a pen magnet ever again 
cause I had to pull the head to get it out.
cause I had to pull the head to get it out.
Originally Posted by Bill Bowling
I used a 5/16 rod from home depot on the drivers side and a 5/16 wood dowel on the other side. I had two 5/16 rods but was too lazy to grind one down. They worked great.
It is nice to have one pen magnet for the value keepers.
Bill
It is nice to have one pen magnet for the value keepers.
Bill