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Old 05-20-2023 | 10:16 AM
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Maybe I can't post videos.
 
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Old 05-20-2023 | 10:21 AM
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Yeah if you're not feeling any spring pressure you've got some issues.
 
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Old 05-20-2023 | 10:41 AM
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So, all of them feel the same now? I've heard of having to wait for lifters to bleed down, but not up.

I saw your video but it was only 2 seconds.

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Maybe Larry needs to change his name to Larry's Taiwan lifters.
 
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Old 05-20-2023 | 10:51 AM
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Yeah if you're not feeling any spring pressure you've got some issues.
well I do feel spring pressure, the cause for concern was that up until this morning it was only the one valve that I could move like that. Now it's both valves on the rear cylinder. I'm just unsure of how much movement I should expect.
 
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Old 05-20-2023 | 10:52 AM
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So, all of them feel the same now? I've heard of having to wait for lifters to bleed down, but not up.

I saw your video but it was only 2 seconds.

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just the two in the rear cylinded.
 
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Old 05-20-2023 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Doc1976x
well I do feel spring pressure, the cause for concern was that up until this morning it was only the one valve that I could move like that. Now it's both valves on the rear cylinder. I'm just unsure of how much movement I should expect.
It looked easy enough to question the quality of the lifters.
 
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Old 05-20-2023 | 11:59 AM
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The first lifter I thought maybe you just picked something up in your oil but now I'd be ready to throw those lifters away.
 
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Old 05-20-2023 | 12:20 PM
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The first lifter I thought maybe you just picked something up in your oil but now I'd be ready to throw those lifters away.
yeah I'm starting to think the same thing.
 
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Old 05-20-2023 | 07:30 PM
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So I was offered a refund if I ship the lifters back to Larry, although he believes I'm doing something wrong. I guess I'll be tearing the top end down again to change lifters and garentee everything gets sealed up properly. So my next question is which lifters to go with? S&S, Fueling? Factory?
I greatly appreciate everyone's participation so far.
 


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