It's a RRC 3,9 EFI engine...

Hi, I don't succeed to prime my pump with a drill, even with the 2 pipes oil cooler full of oil . I checked the pump before, it was in the tolerance...i did not put jelley in the pump. i think to put 2 mre oil liters in the engine to help priming. does it make sense ?

I found that, it's to fix a bracket...

No answers ?

Hello, my front timing and pulleys are back in, but I can't remember exactly how many bolts, I haven't lost any but I have one of the holes in the lower right cover free... is there a bolt coming here?

With wrinkle paint , it could be either red, black or grey ...i prefer blue as the body paint ;)

While rebuilding my 3.9 EFI, I decided to take care of the appearance of my valve covers and plenum. What do you think ? Post your photos ;)

Finally i won't put any shim, i'm not far from the tolerance, and the lifters still have more than half the way down when they are in preload settings. And i won't go above 4000 rpm ;) Another question : should i pump my new lifters ? , i know there are 2 schools about that ...

The original lifter doesn't have the small metal disc under the cap, and no hole in the cap as the new ones...

I think i will try this : change all my cups with the original ones : they match perfectly with the pushrods and they are a little less deep than the new one, so i don't need to shim the rocker arms...and i could put some oil in all the lifters during that time. Just to be sure they are ok for...

Any advice about that ?

My new lifters and new cam need preload setting. I didn't change the pushrods , they are ok. I compare the new OEM with the original , it s quite the same (photos) except the size of the cup that hold the pushrod inside, it's larger and deeper. I wonder if i can put the original "cup" on the new...

Tanks , i read a lot about preload sequence, this one is new fo me ;)

i chek a third time the preload : half the lifter have 1,5 mm (ok) and the others 2 mm (slightly above tolerance)

Are you sure ? if i put shim under the arm the push rod will raise a little and the piston in the lifter too, so the gap decrease...

Something upset me about lifters : they should be primed with oil after 2 weeks in the oil, and some have much less resistance than others when i push the piston ...they dont have the same quantity of oil inside as they should. how ca i be sure the all have enough oil inside to be perfectly...

Finally i have a 2mm (0,08") preload on almost my lifters. So a little above the tolerance. I should buy a shim kit...i need only the 0,03" set...if someone doesn't use this set , i'm very interested ;)

same for me !

Possibilité de mettre des entretoises, oui ;) Je viens de vérifier la précharge des poussoirs, ils sont dans la tolérance de 0,5 à 1,5 mm entre le circlip et le dessus du piston. Finalement entre l'épaisseur de mon joint composite et la forme de mes nouveaux poussoirs avec leur gorge un peu plus...

I v'e just put my new lifters and cam and keep the old pushrods that are in good shape. I notice the top of the new lifters is a little larger and deeper than the old one , about 1 mm, and my composite head gasket is thicker than the tin one. The result should be not enough preload for my...