What are u doing o keep lifters from falling??!!
What are u doing o keep lifters from falling??!! Will I know you can buy the tools from thunder racing to slide in, or use magnets. Instead of buying the thunder racing tool can you just slide in a metal rod or something to hold the lifters up?
Last edited by Eatinstang4life; Dec 30, 2007 at 08:04 PM.
Yes you can. I used wood dowls. There has been alot of discussion about this over the years. A search could turn up alot of info. If I remember correctly I used 5/16". You can also use metal rods, just shave them down on one side.
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Here is some good info
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ighlight=dowel
I typed the word "dowel".
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ighlight=dowel
I typed the word "dowel".
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Wooden Dowels Bob K.
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me too, except i had small round magnets affixed to the end of new pencils...worked like a charm. the slickest part about it is the clothes pins, they fit from the edge of the head to the valvespring so well..lol.
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I just finished mine about 4 days ago. Use the 5/16 metal rods at about $3.00 each. I cut mine to about 22" and the passenger side I ground off about 5/32 the lenghth of the rod the both slipped right in. Oil them for sure. Do not risk wood in your engine. Pen magnets at $5.00 each is not cheap and I have heard of more than one issue with the magnet getting stuck or coming off. I also did TDC for the springs as well as pressurized the cylandar. No such thing as overkill when it comes to safty.
I just finished mine about 4 days ago. Use the 5/16 metal rods at about $3.00 each. I cut mine to about 22" and the passenger side I ground off about 5/32 the lenghth of the rod the both slipped right in. Oil them for sure. Do not risk wood in your engine. Pen magnets at $5.00 each is not cheap and I have heard of more than one issue with the magnet getting stuck or coming off. I also did TDC for the springs as well as pressurized the cylandar. No such thing as overkill when it comes to safty.
Use the steel dowels. I wouldn't use wood. Seems like to me the wood would leave debris in the motor. The passenger side needs a little bit shaved or ground off. The ground part will go up and towards the middle of the motor.