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paulnd sam

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hi all i need some advice please :) i have just replaced the cam in my disco for a real steel cyclone cam at the same time have also replaced the following lifters push rods rockers rocker shafts springs and lapped the valves.
so put it all back together (with no left over parts:D lol) and started her up fires up on the third attempt. the noise from the rockers on the near side bamk sounds like a tractor .run it for a few mins and waited to see if they quieten down as the oil fills them, still getting a niose from the back set of rockers so take off the cover and rocker shaft remove the push rods and then proceed to check the lifters buy using a spare push rod seven of them have no movement as you push down on them the eight has about a 1/8th or more movement as you push down :mad:
so am i thinking that this lifter is buggerd? even when new the lifters should not have any movement on them even with out the oil ? any thoughts as i am thinking that i will need to remove intake manifold and valley gasket and replace this one OR do i put her back together and hope that it will fill and quieten down? cheers guys
 
they are from a well known landrover parts seller in south london i know that they use a lot of britpart spares as well as bermarch they were in sealed packs but with no manafuctures details:mad:
 
standard dealer followers are the best only ones i use!
also sounds like you have not followed the cam run in procedure which could invalidate the warranty and it does take atleast 10 min of running to bleed up.
i always prefill mine when rebuilding the engine
 
they were soaked for 24 hours in oil as usual and as it should be what would you class as run in procedure? cheers
 
well on the piper cams i use it is run in at 2-3,000 rpm for 20 min to bed the cam in if this is not done it can cause follower and cam issues
 
that is the same thought here and was the way we were going just when the rattle got that loud the thought was that something was wrong so do you thing that running it for 20 mins will help? cheers again
 
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Just rebuilt a engine with another firms timing kit followers cheap chinky bits and the cam wheel rubs the bolts on the cam keeper plate thrown the lot in the bin and ordered gen bits at least I know it will work right
 
where is the best place to get gen bits from and what kind of price will the be ?
p.s removed the rocker shaft on n/s bank found one of the new lifters soft to push went back to the shop and have been given replacemet parts (lifter vally gasket) just changed them and now have the startings of another liftet/tappet rattle :mad2:
so these are all going to go back to him and will want monies back as they are s**t !!!
just got hold of original lifters in the boxes part no 614529 these i have been told are the right ones (i think :) ) if they are not can someone please tell me before i take the engine appart again !! cheers :)
 
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lr direct is best for parts, seems to be cheapest. if you dont know the parts number email or call them and ask for Paul! he knows his stuff
 
just got hold of original lifters in the boxes part no 614529 these i have been told are the right ones (i think ) if they are not can someone please tell me before i take the engine appart again !! cheers
they are in leyland boxes:scratching_chin: any thoughts?
 
they must be old, question is -is a brummie from the 70's better at machining lifters than the chinese kids they have doing it today? :D
 
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