Proactive lifter change-
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 24,428
Likes: 30,651
From: Pennsylvania
Disclaimer is there because of certain individuals that consistently spew gibberish and crap up threads.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2021
Posts: 17,928
Likes: 3,563
From: backwoods
You ever change a pair of lifters on Harle in the last few decades?
Last edited by Rounders; Jun 7, 2024 at 08:43 PM.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2021
Posts: 17,928
Likes: 3,563
From: backwoods
While I agree you must measure wear. I am far from convinced lifters and cams are replaced as set
I have always replaced at same time, based on mileage and I was upgrading cam. Without intent to go back in cam chest
Club Member
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 11,458
Likes: 8,289
From: Inland NW
You can swap out the valve springs to beehives with the heads still on. You just need the correct valve spring tool and pressurize the cylinder so that valves don't drop. I got mine from Nub Tools. Goodson also carries the Nub compressor.
https://nubtools.com/collections/har...ing-compressor
https://goodson.com/collections/v-tw...ing-compressor
https://nubtools.com/collections/har...ing-compressor
https://goodson.com/collections/v-tw...ing-compressor
I definitely should have added a caveat to my post. Just an opportune time to add a great set of heads.
Your post is spot-on, I was chasing a bit more power on that one I had.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 21,025
Likes: 7,549
From: Poolville
When I do cams then I always do lifters.. But depending on mileage.. As for precision by S&S they are holding up fine to spring pressures of 170/400 where the Woods Alpha lifters failed...
Thread Starter
|
3rd Gear
Joined: May 2024
Posts: 7
Likes: 4
From: Kaneohe, HI
Follow-up
Thanks all for sharing your experience. I swapped my stock tappets with 30k on them for S&S Precision lifters with the Quickie installation kit (rods and tubes).
Aside from some self-imposed drama due to carelessness, the job was easy.
The lifters I took out were still good- so sign of impending doom. But I can say that the new ones are noticeably quieter- no more tap-tap-tap.
So now I have piece of mind- worth its weight in gold.
Aside from some self-imposed drama due to carelessness, the job was easy.
The lifters I took out were still good- so sign of impending doom. But I can say that the new ones are noticeably quieter- no more tap-tap-tap.
So now I have piece of mind- worth its weight in gold.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
