All,
I am currently looking at a 1969 Mustang Mach 1 with a 351w that the owner has told me has a bad lifter. I used to have a 1965 coupe several years ago but never had to deal with this issue. I was told this is an easy job and I know the parts are relatively inexpensive (about 5.00 a piece from how I understand it). I researched this a bit and found it looks more complicated than I thought and that there is a lot of debate over the issues of soaking them in oil first and setting them i.e. 1/2 turn, 1/4 turn, etc. I am not sure if I have the mechanical finesse to fix this, and was wondering what a fair price to have this done would be if I cant handle the job. I dont want to be raked over the coals for parts that cost under $100. Please let me know cause I may let this one go if it is an expensive problem. Thanks
-Dan
I am currently looking at a 1969 Mustang Mach 1 with a 351w that the owner has told me has a bad lifter. I used to have a 1965 coupe several years ago but never had to deal with this issue. I was told this is an easy job and I know the parts are relatively inexpensive (about 5.00 a piece from how I understand it). I researched this a bit and found it looks more complicated than I thought and that there is a lot of debate over the issues of soaking them in oil first and setting them i.e. 1/2 turn, 1/4 turn, etc. I am not sure if I have the mechanical finesse to fix this, and was wondering what a fair price to have this done would be if I cant handle the job. I dont want to be raked over the coals for parts that cost under $100. Please let me know cause I may let this one go if it is an expensive problem. Thanks
-Dan