I am in the process of replacing a couple of push rods. I want to check the lifters. Most of them are very firm when pushing them in using a push rod, a couple of them have a little "spring" in them when pushed in. What is the best way to test to see if they are ok?
Thanks, Rob
PS - It was running as good as it could on 6 cyl's before I took it apart. RRR.
360 Lifter Test?
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Re: 360 Lifter Test?
Put it back together and listen to how it sounds. Its not that much trouble to take it back apart if you here a lifter ticking. The lifters with a little "spring" in them should pump up when the engine starts and quiet down.
some times the lifter "bleeds down" when the engine is shut off.
some times the lifter "bleeds down" when the engine is shut off.