<VV> LM Engine Questions

[Andy Clark]

Hi, Seth. 
My experience has been that using new lifters on an old (and assumed-to-be-worn) cam causes accelerated lifter wear. The cam lobes no longer have the required slope to rotate the lifters, so they (the lifters) tend to sit in one orientation and wear badly at the cam contact point. Used to have a couple of lifters that had this failure, but no more.

As always, YMMV.

Best Regards for a Happy New Year
Andy Clark
Camano Island, WA.
66 140/4 Monza Sedan
66 140/4 Stinger Clone
66 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sethracer at aol.com 
  To: slowboat at mindspring.com ; virtualvairs at corvair.org 
  Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 10:52 PM
  Subject: Re: <VV> LM Engine Questions


  snip...................
  My best to worst is:

  Working good used lifters on a good cam in the original locations.
  New Lifters on a new cam properly installed.
  New lifters (as needed) on an old cam.
  Old lifters on a new cam - (not good)
  Old lifters on an old cam in the wrong (or random) locations. (Not good at all) 

  Of course, everybody is entitled to their opinion, 
  or mine in this case! <grin> - Seth