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Mar 2, 2008 | 03:11 PM

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a-mean-89-iroc

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Originally Posted by whitehooptie

Make sure that your valves springs are installed correctly and still good. They broke it in properly with that oil. Did they run a lifter bore through the hole? I've seen trash get in there before and not allow the lifter to spin correctly.

Other than that, everyone here seems to have the same answers.

I really dont know about that. Id have to talk to them and ask them.

Mar 2, 2008 | 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cam72aro

Preload as in lifter preload, ie valve lash. Could have had a rocker too tight. Seen it do it before.

exactly what i was thinking, that has to be the cause, rocker/valve too tight and caused it to prematurely wear the lobes of the cam. Whoever did the swap, dont go there again, and if it was you who did it, lesson learned.