Lifter update & a question

CJim7

Spent part of today replaceing all the lifters in the old girl. I gotta say, the Napa around here is awesome. I have yet to have to wait on parts, they always seem to have them in stock....AMC V8 pushrods, rocker assemblies, lifters, valleypan gaskets...back home it was always a 2 day wait while they ordered the simplest parts. (Sorry MC, had to get this done right now :sa: ) Anyway, the wife called a bit ago to ask if i got it all torn apart yet. I explained to her i was just putting the sparkplug wires back on a reconnecting the battery. Apparently, the shop that works on her rig isnt quite as fast as i am...but then again, im not being paid by the hour . She proclaimed her undying love to me, told me i was her hero, and hung up the phone :love7: :laughing5: So, all buttoned up and tomorow when i have more time, i will do a cam/lifter break-in and check valvetrain oiling. Which brings me to my question/confirmation: During a cam/lifter break-in, i run the engine at 2000rpm's for 15 minutes if i remember reading correctly....Anything after that? Stay off the skinny pedal for a while? or is that pretty much it :-|

82Waggy

Use plenty of molly paste or equivelent on the cam lobes and lifter bottoms. Use assembly lube on the pushrod ends and valve tips. Add a quart of GM EOS oil supplement. Give it 30 minutes at 1800rpm - do not exceed 2000rpm. After the 30 minutes, change the oil and filter and use another quart if EOS. After a few hundred miles, lose the EOS.

CJim7

82Waggy wrote
Use plenty of molly paste or equivelent on the cam lobes and lifter bottoms.

Use assembly lube on the pushrod ends and valve tips.

Add a quart of GM EOS oil supplement.

Give it 30 minutes at 1800rpm - do not exceed 2000rpm.

After the 30 minutes, change the oil and filter and use another quart if EOS. After a few hundred miles, lose the EOS.

Hmmm...i only used assembly lube, but pretty heavily on the lifter bottoms. Dont tell me i have to tear this apart again #-o

The EOS oil supplement i haven't heard about....is STP oil treatment in the same catagory or are they two different animals? :-|

82Waggy

CJim7 wrote
Hmmm...i only used assembly lube, but pretty heavily on the lifter bottoms. Dont tell me i have to tear this apart again #-o

The EOS oil supplement i haven't heard about....is STP oil treatment in the same catagory or are they two different animals? :-|

Cam lube/molly paste is different than assy lube.

GM EOS is a break in oil supplement - dont know how STP compares.

Be sure to prime your engine good to get oil through the lifters and valvetrain.