Posted by Tom Fleming on November 06, 2011 at 07:17:11 from (206.193.250.146):
In Reply to: Lifters and Pushrods posted by Jim Paterson on November 05, 2011 at 15:10:19:
Guys, I actually agree that putting the push rods back in the same holes is desirable. However, I guess what I should have posted is that the lifters are more important to match back up than the push rods.
In my real experience, I often encounter bent push rods. I simply replace them, so I don't get excited about same holes as they came out of. If I have to replace lifters, I have the cam profiled and reused lifters ground.
However, I will absolutely agree that all valve train components "wear in". The other thing that we should always remember, these are low compression, low RPM engines. One should always follow good practice when working on them, but they are forgiving.
The card board suggestion is a great one, with 1 minor drawback......doesn't do squat if you drop it! Uh, yeah, happened to me.
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