Parts are slowly arriving for this top end redo. Won't have everything until Tuesday or Wednesday.
I've got other things to keep me busy until then.
I've got other things to keep me busy until then.
Drained my Chocolate milk oil out of the engine first, got to use the new drain valve and it worked great. It will make oil changes a lot easier with the engine skid in place.
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Next was to pull the lifters and clean them out. I'd been advised that roller lifters don't like chocolate milk oil much and that I should clean them.
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To disassemble them you start with the lifter out of the engine.
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Remove the keeper clip.
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Then take out the push rod cup.
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There is a small plate that has to come out next.
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Then using a small screwdriver pump out the old oil.
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Then reassemble it and repeat 15 more times. And if you don't have one of the fancy trays to set them in pull each individually to make sure that they go back into the same bore that they came out of.
You didn't mention pulling the plungers, but if someone does, MAKE SURE THEY STAY WITH THE BODIES. Lifters, when manufactured, are matched as a body and plunger set...the clearance is set very precisely, within microns (which is 0.001mm). One of my first jobs was with GM Powertrain and I worked in the factory where we made the lifters and lash adjusters for all of GM's engines...Something to the tune of 420,000 full assemblies a day!
The last of the parts I need are arriving early and will be here today instead of tomorrow or Wednesday like originally expected. So tomorrow I can start putting the engine back together. Once I've got the top end back together and before I install the headers I've got to do a little clearancing on a few parts.
I bought some little clips that slid onto the stock stamped SBC rockers. They control the oil just a little bit more than nothing lol. I don't imagine they would work with your rockers
Got back from Yakima and had this sitting on my porch...
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Can't wait to get the engine back together and everything hooked up so I can load this tune onto the PCM and see how it runs then. And really can't to get to drive it.
A big shout out to Ryan @Flyin' Ryan Performance for the help & dealing with me. Once it's drivable I'll do some data loggin and get it all dialed in.
Whatcha waitin’ for?