Re: Valve Lifters & Tappets

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2014/9/11 14:21:36

Hi Wes,

I found the thread that included someone making a clamp to hold the tappet or cam follower. By using the thread you posted above, I found another link to the thread about how (I wish I could remember his name) designed and built the tool I think you're talking about. It looked to be a great tool but even if I had a machine shop full of the right equipment, I wouldn't know how to make one.

I did find the rest of your posting very interesting and very helpful in trying to navigate through what would be a very simple chore. I knew the lifters and plungers were matched pairs and got excellent proof when I pulled the lifters out of a spare engine I have. When I tried to make "good lifters" out of the bunch of bad ones I had, I quickly discovered that the plungers that would slop around in one cylinder or lifter body would not even begin to go into others.

Thank you again Wesley, for the help and insight.