Took a couple of hydraulic lifters apart to clean. Do they need to be filled with oil before assembly or will pre lubing the engine fill them?
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06-16-2010 06:36 PM
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06-16-2010 10:53 PMpump up by hand before going in the engine.
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06-16-2010 11:21 PM
Pre-lubing will pump them up too.
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06-17-2010 06:10 AMnot sure if I'm doing it right but I put oil in them the tried to assemble. They wouldn't compress to get the clip in.
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06-17-2010 11:59 AM
I always put the priming tool in place of the distributor and prime the engine with the drill.
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06-17-2010 05:30 PM
drain the lifter...
get a spray bomb full size cap, fill it with light motor oil
assemble the lifter and submerge it in the cup
bubbles will appear for a few minutes
carefully take a #2 phillips screwdriver and pulse the lifter plunger several times to prime it, don't get it rock hard, just prime it
install and adjust to spec's, and pre-oil the engine
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