<VV> Noisy lifter

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Try turning that lifter in one extra 1/4 turn -- assuming you adjust 
to 3/4 turn,

I have one lifter on my Spyder that acts a little funny.  If I adjust 
as I normally do -- find where the clacking stops -- and then turn in 
3/4 of a turn it seems quiet.  Sometimes.  Other times it will clack 
for while and then go quiet.  I finally solved it by turning it in 
one more 1/4 turn.  The original books say 1 full turn anyway, the 
3/4 figure comes from all the more contemporary stuff (like 
Clark's).  I adjust mine hot with the engine running and with the 1/2 
valve cover.  Once I made that change on that one lifter it never 
clacked again (1,000 miles so far, and it never went more than a 
minute or two before).  I am using NOS GM lifters which I am not sure 
if that makes a difference or not (I think not).

Eric

At 10:23 AM 10/4/2006, you wrote:
>Hi guys and gals,
>
>   Hope someone out there in Corvair land can give me a hint on the 
> best way to free a stuck lifter, other than replacement.  I have 
> one lifter that periodically sticks but quiets after running a 
> bit.  I have just changed oil, and now I'm using Quaker 5W30 with 
> Slick 50.  I've only run it about 3 minutes since the oill change 
> but my lifter is still clacking.  I have a car show coming up this 
> Saturday and if I can't get that lifter quiet I won't go.  Any 
> suggestions, please.  Thanks,
>
>   Rudy Korb
>   67 Monza vert
>   Rogers, Arkansas
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