Cliff,
I don't think any TR parts supplier would knowingly sell bad lifters. The
problem is the manufacturer. Unless BPNW and all of the others actually
inspect each lifter for hardness how would they know? Now, they may decide
that until a manufactuer gets their act together BPNW will not buy from
them. But the only way a supplier like BPNW would know is from customer
complaints.
I did not realize I had some bad lifters until 23 years later. Granted,
it's been off the road for 20, but I recall that the engine still seemed to
run OK. It's just that a couple of cylinders were not getting the full
breathing capacity afforded by the cam. And I recall a thread some time ago
from another list where someone who rebuilt TR engines regularly returned
lifters after testing them and finding them soft. It was a decent
percentage. Has this improved? Who knows? So it is caveat emptor - buyer
beware.
Greg
CD6250L
Again, if you want to be sure either have them checked for hardness, have
them hardened or buy hardened lifters.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cliff Davies" <cdavies@holzher.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Cc: <forzion@maine.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: Soft Lifters
> David,
> I am with you I just bought the same list of stuff
> from BPNW. To add to it, my local supplier who I
> had asked about all of this "bad lifter" stuff
> said that most of the problem is incorrect cam
> break-in. I was not comfortable with his "County
> brand" pistons etc so
> I went to BPNW. I know there must be many of us
> that have bought BPNW lifters they can't or
> wouldn't sell soft lifters that are going to wreck
> everyone's rebuilds?
>
> Cliff
> Lifters still wrapped in brown paper...
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