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Subject:Re: Lifter retaining spring broke...
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Thu, 29 May 2003 08:20:28 -0700

I'd put a new lifter in.
It's pretty hard to diagnose that type of failure, could be anything from
the spring grove being machined wrong to the lifter sticking.

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 28 May 2003 19:53:16 EDT Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM>
writes:
> Can another one be used or does a new lifter need to installed?
>
> I have a number of T4 lifters around.
>
> Can I just replace the spring?
>
> Or do I need to use the insides from another lifter In case the
> bleeding
> mechanism is damaged?
>
> Or just buy a new lifter?
>
>
> Robert
>
>

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