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Getting ready to do the heads. The lifters (Morel) while not covered, have some grease on them. Whats the proper way to prep them before installing?

Thanks,

Mike

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Originally Posted by Mike00FRC

Getting ready to do the heads. The lifters (Morel) while not covered, have some grease on them. Whats the proper way to prep them before installing?

Thanks,

Mike

I've been looking into this myself. And I found this...

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Originally Posted by vettenuts

Interesting. I spoke to Rick at Morel Thursday and he specifically told me not to wash out the lifters with a solvent, but rather use oil and work the roller to get oil in the bearings. They use a special grease to protect them prior to sale that will wash out when the lifter warms up but it is helpful to work oil into the roller.

This guy is a straight shooter IMO.

So there we have it..... :chug:

im not so sure about that...maybe its a rust inhibitor? In my opinion cant go wrong with washin the oil galleys of the lifter out clean of grease, then lettin them soak in engine oil for about 30 min. cause from my expierence i never ran grease in my engines, just oil. let them sit in some oil for half an hour then slide them in.

Thanks guys... appreciate it. Now to start with the install.