Re: 1941 super 8 locate bad lifters
Posted by JD in KC On 2022/1/20 10:15:33
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The clearance on a pumped-up hydraulic lifter is 0. You should not be able to insert a feeler gauge.
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I think you'll find that these instructions apply to a more modern hydraulic tappet. I don't think they apply to those found in a Packard 356.
Here's a blurry photo of a collapsed lifter in my 356 (far right). The engine was running at 500 RPM. The excessive oil flow is pretty obvious.
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29tons wrote:
...tried slideing a feeler gauge in could only get it in 1 with a fare amount of force...
The clearance on a pumped-up hydraulic lifter is 0. You should not be able to insert a feeler gauge.
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Wat_Tyler wrote:
...I rub them, in a figure-eight pattern, on 100 grit emery paper on a flat surface such as a surface plate or a sheet of glass...
I think you'll find that these instructions apply to a more modern hydraulic tappet. I don't think they apply to those found in a Packard 356.
Here's a blurry photo of a collapsed lifter in my 356 (far right). The engine was running at 500 RPM. The excessive oil flow is pretty obvious.
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IMG_1610.JPG (219.81 KB)
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