Hello,

IS there anty qway to check my lifter to seei f they have failed without taking the heads off the car. Could I pull the valley cover and check them that wayt or does the head completely bolt over the lifter itself.

Tilly

 

is there a way to inspect the lifters wit the heads still on the engine ?!?!?!?!?!?

 

There's really no good way to look at them and truly inspect them without pulling the heads.

I guess you could look down the PR hole in the heads, but that's not going to tell you anything.

 

hmmm, thank you. I figured as much.I just wanted to make sure there was an easy way of doing it before I tear down a good chunk of that motor.

 

Heads need to come off for anything lifter related pretty much. You could check for a completely collapsed lifter though by pulling the valve covers and push on the push rods and fell for a weak lifter.