<VV> Noisy Lifters

[mike & bev mann]

A few years back I got some bad valve adjustment nuts from Clarks and no
matter how we adjusted the lifters after a period of time they would start
to clatter. Finally figured it out but it drove me nuts inbetween-mike mann

On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 7:55 PM, Ray Davis via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

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> First of all, I am no mechanic or even a shade tree wrench turner!  I have
> some experience with lifters as in replacing o-rings.  I can replace some
> parts and do tune-ups.  Several years ago the motor in my rampside came
> apart on I-85 in North Carolina.  There was an article in the March 2008
> Communique on that epic adventure.
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> As a result Allen Bristow rebuilt the motor while Frank DuVal looked on
> and gave technical advice and I cleaned parts.  The lifters would not stay
> adjusted from the get go.  Allen adjusted them a couple of times and called
> in Frank (who had better hearing).  Frank adjusted and still they did not
> stay adjusted.  A call was made to Clark's who suggested some how the
> rocker arms must be from an old batch that were not within specs.  They
> asked me to return them and they would send new ones.  I sent them back but
> took ones off a spare motor I had.  We installed the ones off the spare
> motor, adjusted them and have not had a problem since.  I have no idea if
> the ones off the spare motor were original, NOS or other.  That motor was
> rebuilt in the late 60s and has about 40,000 miles on it. Ray Davis
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