list:

interesting. but does the .006 disappear because the hydraulic lifter
pumps up, or because a film of oil is created, or what?

surely the .006 in the solid lifter case could not disappear becuase of
heat alone - the gap itself would be expected to increase roughly in
proportion to the overall thermal expansion of the engine as it warms up.

dan

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:55:46 -0500, Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
wrote:

>That .006 just disappears when the engine gets warm. The lifters will run
>very quiet other than the occasional clatter when you start in the
mornings.
>I run .006 on the intakes of solid lifters on my Porsche and the .006
>tightens right up to be total silent with just a little heat.
>
>Stan Wilder
>