I'll try to make this short.
Trying to find the right pushrod length...thought I had it. Then I looked at some newer lifters I had laying around and I see a difference in the depth at which the pushrod cup lays in the lifter.
OLD LIFTER:
Pushrod cup just lays in the plunger, you can pull it up with a magnet to where it'll hit the retainer clip. Like a .075 distance.
NEWER LIFTER:
Pushrod cup sits flush against the retainer clip.
WTF??
So you can see the dilemma. If I turn the older lifter into a solid with washers at the base, I still have to put some seperate washers under the pushrod cup to bring it up flush with ther retainer clip.
So...the question is using the older lifter do I take the adjustment with pushrod cup at the base plus the required .030 preload, or at the top plus .030?
Thanks....
BTW...the newer lifter pushrod cup has a flared base which allows it to ride on the TOP of the plunger. That's why it's flush with the retaining clip.
Trying to find the right pushrod length...thought I had it. Then I looked at some newer lifters I had laying around and I see a difference in the depth at which the pushrod cup lays in the lifter.
OLD LIFTER:
Pushrod cup just lays in the plunger, you can pull it up with a magnet to where it'll hit the retainer clip. Like a .075 distance.
NEWER LIFTER:
Pushrod cup sits flush against the retainer clip.
WTF??
So you can see the dilemma. If I turn the older lifter into a solid with washers at the base, I still have to put some seperate washers under the pushrod cup to bring it up flush with ther retainer clip.
So...the question is using the older lifter do I take the adjustment with pushrod cup at the base plus the required .030 preload, or at the top plus .030?
Thanks....
BTW...the newer lifter pushrod cup has a flared base which allows it to ride on the TOP of the plunger. That's why it's flush with the retaining clip.