Quick question bout 5/16 dowels?
03-13-2006, 03:13 PM
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Quick question bout 5/16 dowels? Does the wooden dowels wedge the lifter to the block on the side? Lookin at the hole, i dont see how the dowel would ever actually go beneath the lifter to prevent it from falling? Just a question thanks fellas 
03-13-2006, 04:19 PM
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I changed my cam a couple of weekends back and thought exactly the same, as I was swapping the rod bolts out at the same time I just flipped the engine upside down, problem solved! - mind you it helped that the engine was out of the car 
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03-13-2006, 04:21 PM
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There is an undercut on the lifter that the dowel fits in. I don't think the dowel will prevent movement unless it is wedged fairly tight, mine was loose. It should prevent them from falling completely. I looked at my installed rods with a borescope and think the design can be improved. In the end, it is the lifter trays that hold them up out of the way, not the rods.