There were clean but not submerged. Again, they were brand new with a few
miles on them, and they won't depress at all. So I'm puttin' em in.
Jim

On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:

> If the coffee can had oil to the tops of the lifters to keep them full and
> the lid was on to keep them clean, it should be fine to install them.
>
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 11:00 AM
> Subject: Lifter question
>
>
>
>  I have a set of almost-new lifters that came out of a running 2.1. I am
>> about to put them into the engine I'm building up. They only have about
>> 300
>> miles on them, and they've lived in a coffee can since removed. I can
>> stand
>> them on end and try to push a pushrod down into them, but the valves don't
>> move. There's no squishiness. I'm just checking here, but there's nothing
>> else to do but put them in, right?
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
>