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Norcal72 · 07-29-2015, 02:10 PM

I changed my lifters and pushrods without changing cam. I read many places it was ok to install new lifters on old cam. New cam with old lifters was a problem. That was 6k miles ago. I did use high zinc oil for breakin and first 500 miles. Maybe I got lucky.

07-29-2015, 02:10 PM	#22
Norcal72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: CA Posts: 27	Re: If the push rod falls down out of sight do I have a hole in the lifter? I changed my lifters and pushrods without changing cam. I read many places it was ok to install new lifters on old cam. New cam with old lifters was a problem. That was 6k miles ago. I did use high zinc oil for breakin and first 500 miles. Maybe I got lucky.