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Apr 20, 2015 | 01:25 PM

maroonls1z

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Pre-soak lifters

Is it really necessary to presoak lifters? Ive heard of some heating them and simmering them in oil as well. They come pre-lubed. I also plan on pre-lubing the motor before fire up since this is a fresh build.

Apr 20, 2015 | 02:10 PM

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Probably not necessary but it also doesn't hurt anything...gets some lube in the lifter bores and other parts. Worth doing IMO.

Apr 20, 2015 | 02:31 PM

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I've always done it. Some take it a step farther and depress the plugger to try and get any air out and basically pre pump them before install.

Apr 20, 2015 | 02:36 PM

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I did on my motor, that's a lot of oil to pump up 16 lifters when you start it for the first time

Apr 20, 2015 | 02:38 PM

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I bought a spare crock pot just to cook lifters in. Gets all the old assembly lube out of there. If they don't spin smoothly after cooking, you know you have an issue with a new lifter before install.

Apr 20, 2015 | 02:50 PM

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Ive ready its good to soak them, cant hurt.

Apr 20, 2015 | 04:12 PM

maroonls1z

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I was just being lazy, i want everything to go back exactly the way i had it for my measurements so i need to number all my lifters and didnt want to do all of that

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Apr 21, 2015 | 05:48 PM

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Mine are soaking right now.

Apr 21, 2015 | 06:08 PM

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some oil for the lifter, and a beer for me lol

Apr 21, 2015 | 06:29 PM

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I went ahead an simmered them on the stove on low for about 30 min... House definitely smells

Apr 21, 2015 | 06:32 PM

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why the warm oil? were these brand new and had assembly lube on them to heat off?

Apr 22, 2015 | 05:35 AM

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Yes brand new, warm them up incase there is anything that dried up and got packed in there

Apr 22, 2015 | 12:00 PM

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My morel 5315 lifter instructions were to just lube lifters O.D. and wheel with 10-30w oil and don't wash with any solvent.

Apr 22, 2015 | 12:16 PM

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Well i had read that alot of builders soak them in oil in crock pots for a while so i figured id try

Apr 25, 2015 | 01:53 PM

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while its good, its not necessary. Just make sure everything is as clean as possible(of course) and a good coat of oil.

Sep 18, 2015 | 09:26 AM

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What temperature do you guys set the crock pot to and how long do you soak them? Does it throw off the preload at all? I was thinking of doing this to my 2116LSR's before I get the long block together.

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Mine are soaking right now.

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Sep 18, 2015 | 10:09 AM

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I did this with my 2116s. Wife decided she didn't want the turkey roaster anymore so I got a new heated parts soaker. Anyhow, I set to 200 degrees and double checked occasionally with thermometer. Won't affect preload. You aren't putting them in hot.

Sep 18, 2015 | 06:54 PM

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It doesn't hurt. I really think that the soak method is used for lifters with tight preload settings so that an accurate preload can be taken when installing. I don't think that soaking ls7 lifters would be necessary because of their high tolerance to different preload settings. But, like I said it doesn't hurt.

Sep 18, 2015 | 11:03 PM

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Many lifters come with just light rust preventative on them, they need to be cleaned and at minimum have the rollers soaked in oil to give the needle bearings protection on first startup so they don't gall or flat spot immediately. This is clearly stated in more than a few of the white sheets right from the manufacturer.