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Subject:Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
From:Roger Sisler
Date:Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:12:41 -0400

I hear that lifters are manufactured to tolerances of .0000, or 1/ten
thousands of an inch.A lifter is a crud magnet with these tolerences. Same
with diesel injection pumps. That is why they say not to wash your engine
while hot. This will warp the pump .