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Subject:Re: Lifter Update
From:David Beierl
Date:Sat, 12 Aug 2000 09:08:57 -0400

At 07:32 8/12/2000, (Donna Cassano) wrote:
>against the lifter? Shouldn't the rocker assembly be firm at that point?
>When we took these two to the point of resistance the rocker assembly it
>still had a little wiggle. With the 1 & 1/2 turns it did snug up, but I

Those lifters had air in them, so they compressed more easily than the
valve spring, making the adjustment feel different.  I suppose it *could*
be something else, but...

My best belief at this moment is that the air will work itself out and the
result will be the same over time.

d
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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