[FC] Replacing lifters(my take)

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i guess i would look at the bottoms of the lifters and if they look ,ok(no 
swirls or concave wear) use them over after a carefull cleaning. i keep lifters 
against the same lobes they came from. i made several "boards" i use for 
various jobs like this.also look at cam lobes carefully. i drilled holes to fit 
lifters with a forstner bit (makes a nice flat bottom hole) in a chunk of 2 x 6 x 
@ 12" or so. i left lots of room between them almost same spacing as when 
they are in the engine. i mark the gear end.then i work on them one at a time 
cleaning and checking.if i have the whole engine apart i put the cam in between 
them all in correct orientation. if i have extra cams and lifters around they 
are stored on these boards. i put blaster in each lifter and assembly lube or 
thicker oil or vaseline on the cam . them i wrap the whole mess in saran wrap 
to store. i have 3 or 4 ready to go at most times. i just hate to waste good 
original corvair lifters if the bottoms look good. they always seem to adjust 
nicer than most new replacemements.
regards, tim colson