Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 07:54:32 +0100 From: "Andy Hookins" <andrew.hookinsnopsamamnopsamodata.co.uk> Subject: Re: Should there be oil pooled around cam lifters / followers?
"Rodney Orr" <rod899ktnopsamoo.ca> wrote in message news:oprrlsoeocug6uswnopsam.interbaun.com... > Thanks Andy. Another question: Do you know if the intake and exhaust followers have the same amount of internal movement? All of my intake side followers have the 2-3 mm play before hitting the resistance of the valve spring. Only one of the 8 on the exhaust side has any movement and it's maybe 1 mm. > I'm not sure that I follow you, but if you have taken the followers out and most/all of the oil has drained out of them then you will be able to compress them by a few mm against a weak internal spring. Intake and exhaust followers are the same so should behave in the same way. If you've recently had the rocker cover off and some debris - e.g. rocker cover gasket/silicone stuff had fallen into those pools of oil then some of it may have found its way into the followers causing them to seize. AndyH '94 9000 CDE
