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Comp #854 Hyd. roller lifter failures?

Originally Posted by SoldHondaBoughtHondo

This ought to solve your lifter issue
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I'm on it!!
Be up and running in no time!
(But please leave the Olds on the engine stand, if I got passed by a Pink, Olds powered boat I would probably quit boating altogether!!)

Originally Posted by earlbrown

I was just trying to explain the picture. The poster didn't know where he found it.
A few were trying to figure out how it was relevant to a BBC. I thought I'd try to show how it wasn't.

I understand what your saying. Info applied to the wrong enigne can become bad info quickly. Using the roller shrouding as a "guide" to chosing a LIFTER FOR A BBC is bad info and a terrible idea. What makes it bad lifter for a Buick does not make it bad lifter for a BBC.

I was trying to point out to Hammerdown that there were other VERY significant difference between the two unshrouded ligter as well. The hieght of the oil band and the location of the feed oil may not seem all that obvious, but it can make the difference between the lifter working for you or not.

Originally Posted by ol guy

No! I read alittle more but I would try the lifter assembly first before condemning the block And don't try and shit me you have been doing this since before time! Mark

Nobody is condemning the block.
It would appear the lifter body failed some how.
Nothing to do with the block, nobody said it did.


Your wrong, time and dirt were both here before I got started. But dirt was a newbie

Originally Posted by ol guy

Thanks BOB I had diet coke blowing out my nose LMFAO Mark

You had it coming

Originally Posted by thatguy

I'm on it!!
Be up and running in no time!
(But please leave the Olds on the engine stand, When I get passed by a Pink, Olds powered boat I would probably quit boating altogether!!)

ROTFLMAO

So I finally got the engine and boat all put back together last Friday.
Had guests from out of state for the weekend.
Took the boat out Saturday and it performed flawless all day with the new morrells!!
thank you Mr. Straub for the advice and the lifters!!
not only was the "problem" fixed, but overall performance improved and the usual valve train "noise" was reduced.
I did have to get slightly shorter pushrods for the morrells, but they are without question a FAR superior product than the comps.

Engine turned 5400 with the A and boat was far more responsive and almost violent in accelerating to 80 MPH +!!!

Anyway, it put me back a couple months, wasted time and money, but it is together now and ready to go!!
im happy again!