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1. Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 12:13:00 -0500; After destroying one valve train, I'm trying to do things right this time. I took two sets of new lifters (one from TRF and the light ones from Moss) to be hardness tested. All of them tested less th; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00034.html (7,809 bytes)
2. Re: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: Erik Quackenbush <erik@midwestfilter.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 15:18:08 -0500; British Parts Northwest sells nitrided lifters. I just put some in my car, so if you buy a set please let us know if they're decent. -Erik -- Erik Quackenbush, Midwest Filter Corporation 1-847-680-05; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00039.html (8,338 bytes)
3. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:42:29 -0700; If the reground cams are not hardened you're not going to have lumps on them for long. After destroying one valve train, I'm trying to do things right this time. I took two sets of new lifters (one f; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00040.html (8,421 bytes)
4. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: "Brad Eells" <bradlnss@lightspeed.net>; Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:26:38 -0700; Ken Gillanders at British Frame and Engine has a much harder lifter available. They are smaller diameter and require installing a sleeve. I have installed but not yet run a set of these lifters so I; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00042.html (8,164 bytes)
5. Re: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>; Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:26:13 +1200; I can provide some help but not the complete answers. Although over the years I've never been involved much with racing engines I've seen absolute garbage supplied as far as decent quality cams and; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00043.html (9,703 bytes)
6. Re: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: "Robert Dardano" <19to1tr6@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 21:05:16 -0400; Hi I did not bother to read all of this thread as yet but you may want to get in touch with FGRRacing@aol.com he has a cryo treatment for intire motors he ran a mg(cryo) motor 40 events, and still go; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00045.html (9,094 bytes)
7. Re: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: WEmery7451@aol.com; Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:50:30 EDT; I am not sure if this is a good idea, but I use to take used lifters from a discarded street engine and have them refaced. Sometimes I would try to get the tops cut down as described in Kas's black b; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00047.html (8,267 bytes)
8. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: "Brad Eells" <bradlnss@lightspeed.net>; Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 22:58:38 -0700; This would be great news as I have dozens of vintage lifters...any thoughts Brad 62 TR4 --<< I use to take used lifters from a discarded street engine and have them refaced. >>; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00048.html (8,003 bytes)
9. Lifter hardness (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 05:53:40 -0500; The bigger question on the subject of lifter hardness is "How do we get Moss's attention to this problem? Several years ago there was a rash of total engine failures because of soft lifters. Then the; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00049.html (9,030 bytes)
10. RE: Lifter hardness (score: 1): Author: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 06:13:48 -0500; This is usually where people start talking about class-action lawsuits. While they can be extremely effective at getting the attention vendors of defective products, they are also extremely effective; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00050.html (9,934 bytes)
11. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: "" <greenman62@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 12:43:48 +0000; I can truthfully say the sleeved lifters work just fine. A set has been in my `4 for about 4 years... Greg Petrolati Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L) That's not a leak... My car; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00052.html (9,010 bytes)
12. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 07:51:30 -0500; << I can truthfully say the sleeved lifters work just fine. A set has been in my `4 for about 4 years... >> And I've had a set of Ken's GT6 lifters in my GT6 for several years now -- probably 20 days; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00053.html (9,454 bytes)
13. Re: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: Gt6steve@aol.com; Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:40:42 EDT; I've been sending my lifters to Web Cam out in California. I think it's $4.00 each for resurfacing. PRIRACE.com has some good lifters as well. << This would be great news as I have dozens of vintage; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00055.html (8,380 bytes)
14. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 21:16:04 -0400; The TR-4 that I used to own also has a set of Ken Gillander's GT-40 (sleeved) lifters, and they seem to work quite well. R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00065.html (8,602 bytes)
15. Re: Lifter hardness (score: 1): Author: "MARY HODGSON &" <STLNYC@email.msn.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 22:09:24 -0600; Not being sexist, the guys are doing all the bitching! I have also had a problem with lifters. In the past (about a year ago) I had a problem with stock TR3/4/4A lifters - sizing & lack of hardness.; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00066.html (11,276 bytes)
16. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: Henry Frye <thefryes@iconn.net>; Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 10:32:09 -0400; Yet another vote of confidence for Ken Gillanders sleeved lifters in tractor motors. They have been working great for me. Larry, I am a believer of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This is a soluti; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00090.html (8,873 bytes)
17. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@cruzers.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Sep 02 09:16:07 -0700; I talked to a Moss rep about lifters yesterday. There are evidently 2 companies in the world making lifters for the TR2-4 engines. One problem Moss is having is trying to find a factory spec for lift; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00092.html (9,267 bytes)
18. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: Henry Frye <thefryes@iconn.net>; Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 12:21:50 -0400; Just a thought, I would say take one of the GT40 lifters from Ken, get it tested, and have them make them to THAT spec...; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00093.html (8,613 bytes)
19. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:21:33 -0700; I have never seen any manuals or aftermarket publications that disclose metals specs for Triumph motors. That's really too bad--there's an amazing book for Vincent Owners called "Know Thy Beast" that; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00094.html (10,602 bytes)
20. RE: Lifter Hardness (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 11:16:15 -0700; One other thing. With freshly increased awareness I realized how sloppy I have been about lifters--I rarely pay any attention to which hole they were in--I just look at them and either toss or reuse.; /html/fot/2002-09/msg00096.html (11,428 bytes)

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