lifter drop risk on upside down engine ? (cam swap)
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lifter drop risk on upside down engine ? (cam swap)
well the title may be a bit odd, but i got my engine in a engine stand and want to swap my cam.
now i don't have any special fixationtools to keep the lifters up and due to maybe a high mile engine i don't like the risk of pushing them up and perhaps when i try to get the new cam in they drop.
Now is my question, if i would rotate the engine upsidedown , the lifters would likely not fall down (into the oilpan) , but is it possible for the lifters to drop to the top ?
by looking at this picture it would appear not ??
anybody done this ??
thanks, Jeejee
now i don't have any special fixationtools to keep the lifters up and due to maybe a high mile engine i don't like the risk of pushing them up and perhaps when i try to get the new cam in they drop.
Now is my question, if i would rotate the engine upsidedown , the lifters would likely not fall down (into the oilpan) , but is it possible for the lifters to drop to the top ?
by looking at this picture it would appear not ??
anybody done this ??
thanks, Jeejee
Last edited by jeejee; 05-11-2007 at 05:34 PM.
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If you spin the cam, the lifters are supposed to stay in the trays. The only thing that can cause them to fall is gravity. If it's upside down, I don't see how that could happen.
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yes that is what i thought, my only concern would be that the lifters would fall through the tray if the tray is worn somewhat and the engine is upsidedown , or would that be pretty impossible ???
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I get it, you're worried about them "falling up" to the heads. Won't happen. Check this pic out from LS1howto.com...
http://ls1howto.com/howto/fbody/head...icescraper.jpg
http://ls1howto.com/howto/fbody/head...icescraper.jpg
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Originally Posted by chuckyt1
I get it, you're worried about them "falling up" to the heads. Won't happen. Check this pic out from LS1howto.com...
http://ls1howto.com/howto/fbody/head...icescraper.jpg
http://ls1howto.com/howto/fbody/head...icescraper.jpg
i was not quite sure how to put it, but you hit the nail on the head, Thanks