Dropping lifters out.....

1973mach1

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Could anyone tell me whats involved with dropping the lifters out the oil pan? They are mushroomed at the buttom and cant be pulled out, im adding a new cam and timing set, what would I have to remove to drop them out the bottom into the oil pan? Just the cam and oil pan?


Thanks
Jim
 
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1973mach1 said:
Could anyone tell me whats involved with dropping the lifters out the oil pan? They are mushroomed at the buttom and cant be pulled out, im adding a new cam and timing set, what would I have to remove to drop them out the bottom into the oil pan? Just the cam and oil pan?


Thanks
Jim


that will work. just make sure you have all 16 of them,
Before you reinstall the oil pan. :D
Was helping a friend do it and he left one laying on a rod.
should have heard the noise it made when he hit the key. :notnice:
PB
 
pabear89 said:
that will work. just make sure you have all 16 of them,
Before you reinstall the oil pan. :D
Was helping a friend do it and he left one laying on a rod.
should have heard the noise it made when he hit the key. :notnice:
PB

OUCH!! That sucks, did he do this after it happened? ---------> :bang:

:D
 
If you have a Stang with a removable X-member, just unbolt it,the pan, timing cover ( and all the stuff in front of it, including the radiator) And pop them out the bottom. And have fun replacing the oilpan. :D If there's a one piece pan gasket available for your motor, I'd highly suggest you get it, it'll make reinstallling the pan much easier. :nice:
 
crushnut said:
I guess thats how you learn, the hard way. But i bet it will never happen again, huh?



Yea, It was late on a Friday night and we wanted to go to the drags on Sat.
Both of us were working Fast paced to get it back togeather.
Just glad that i was working the top end, and wasn't my fault.

Now I recheck before turning that key.
All parts and tools accounted for.

PB