<VV> last note on lifters

[BobHelt at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/25/07 2:07:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mark at noakes.com 
writes:

> The following is the answer I got back from Clarks on why they say that 
> lifters should not be primed, direct quote by permission:
> 
> "The manufactures use a special thin oil in these for start up so that 
> they will be easily adjustable. They tell us that if you prime them you 
> run the risk of overfilling it and causing it to become basically a 
> solid lifter which could then cause more problems than you want. we 
> have double checked with other lifter manufactures and they all say the 
> same. Priming lifters is old school and should not be done."
> 
> This is very close to what I found digging around the internet on the 
> Crane Cams site as well.  
> 
> Mark Noakes
> 

Mark,
You realize that this is just pure BS I hope, and that a pre-filled lifter 
will get oil to the rocker box sooner than an empty one.
Regards,
Bob Helt


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