Starting my engine build

[Mrturner1]

Originally Posted by davepl

FWIW I make my own "solid" lifters. Take an old lifter, remove the clip, stuff a nut or similar object in place of the collapsible part, put it back together.

I also paint them orange so I know never to use them for anything else. Like you'd grab an old lifter out of a drawer when building an engine... but still.

I also use my kids' PlayDoh instead of modeller's clay. So you can "make" some of this speciality stuff yourself.

I also use the solid lifters when degreeing the cam and checking for coil bind, just to make sure the hydraulic piston isn't "cutting me any slack", as it were.

HaHa I like it, old lifter and kids play doh that fits the budget perfectly. What do you use to measure the play doh?

[toolboxchev]

Harbor Fright micrometer.

[davepl]

Originally Posted by toolboxchev

Harbor Fright micrometer.

Yep, invaluable. I don't honestly know if there's an accuracy difference between the digital and the dial units, but there's one digital unit (that I've had trouble with) that I see under dozens of brand names, they must be made by the millions. I actually think they're around ten bucks.

If it's close enough you need an accurate micrometer though, you're cutting the clearance pretty close!

But its the right tool, as toolboxchev said.

I probably do it wrong/different, but I cut the clay with a razor or boxcutter and then measure the thinnest part with the depth end of the micrometer.

[Mrturner1]

Almost ready