WilliamWallaceGS
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- 1994 Ford Ranger
Well, I figured it out.
Turns out that my little issue of the lifters being a little "tighter" in the bore is my problem. I took note of which lifter/rockers I could get slop out of, and removed each rocker shaft/pushrods and checked the lifters for movement. I got 4 that I knew of that had the issue, and all of those lifters were pretty tight in the bore (wouldn't slide freely by hand, but would move when the engine rotates...just not all the way). The others would slide easily, as they should, but I even had some that were about half way in between as far as being too tight or normal.
Fortunately I called Rockauto, who talked to Sealed Power, and I got them to warranty all 12. I'll check the dimensions and movement before I button everything back up. Then I'll send back the first batch of lifters once I confirm everything is good.
I'll do a good check of my bores when I pull the lifters out, just to make sure it is in fact the lifter and not the bore. If for some reason these new lifters still have some issues, or between the 24 sealed power lifters I'll have at my disposal I can't find 12 that will fit in the bores as they should, I've had my OEM ones soaking since I pulled them out. I'll throw them back in and roll.
I'll hopefully have the parts by the end of this week, so my plan is to have the thing running again this weekend. I'll report back once it's all back together.
Turns out that my little issue of the lifters being a little "tighter" in the bore is my problem. I took note of which lifter/rockers I could get slop out of, and removed each rocker shaft/pushrods and checked the lifters for movement. I got 4 that I knew of that had the issue, and all of those lifters were pretty tight in the bore (wouldn't slide freely by hand, but would move when the engine rotates...just not all the way). The others would slide easily, as they should, but I even had some that were about half way in between as far as being too tight or normal.
Fortunately I called Rockauto, who talked to Sealed Power, and I got them to warranty all 12. I'll check the dimensions and movement before I button everything back up. Then I'll send back the first batch of lifters once I confirm everything is good.
I'll do a good check of my bores when I pull the lifters out, just to make sure it is in fact the lifter and not the bore. If for some reason these new lifters still have some issues, or between the 24 sealed power lifters I'll have at my disposal I can't find 12 that will fit in the bores as they should, I've had my OEM ones soaking since I pulled them out. I'll throw them back in and roll.
I'll hopefully have the parts by the end of this week, so my plan is to have the thing running again this weekend. I'll report back once it's all back together.