Any 355 owner rebuikd their own lifters?

I guess I should avoid using my phone to do this.. Gross misspelling haha


I'm wondering because since I have mine out I was thinking maybe they can be taken apart and cleaned at home, a few of mine were pretty stiff when I tore down my engine. So I'm figuring packed with sludge.


I am willing to sacrifice one of mine to see but why if someone else has already.

Johnny

 

Contact Member JeffBarber. I believe he's done his.

Brewman

 

Would love to see what they do to rebuild them

Saw this, they look simular to our lifters

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Didn't Nikki Six claim to manufacturer these in his shed?

 

Send them to Dave Helms or contact Ferrari.

 

That makes sense now that I seen him whacking them on the wood.

I saw one that the guy used Needle nose and I didnt want to do that because of tool marks on the lifter.

should have known it would be something easy.


thanks bro!

I'm going to get to it now that I dug my way through the foot and a half of snow we got this weekend.

 

Damn, don't think I want to do that 40 times...

 

Yes, makes me rethink I should of had kids to do this stuff

 

That is EXACTLY what I thought after watching the video! hahaha

 

At $65 a piece from GT car parts, No response from Dave Helms and I'm not sending them to Ferrari.


I can do this myself no problem.

 

I have a box of them sitting here needs attention.

Sunny 75 degree's today, I'll buy the beer.

My Neighbor can help.
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$65 * 40 = $2,600. Uhhhhhm, yea. I had to do the math twice.

Well, let us know how you get on. If they are the same as the ones in the video.

If they are, I might do mine during the engine out next week.

 

Somebody on here indicated there is a readily available exact replacement from a much more common car (read: much cheaper) but did not disclose which...

 

Close enough, I just cracked one open, here it is

Looks pretty simple, took all of 5 seconds on that piece of hardwood..

I said Hardwoood


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Tim. Post your new addition with your neighbor adorning it. 😀

 

On behalf of the handful of people wondering what these lifters are, and what they do, can someone drop a sentence or two on what we are talking about here, and how you knew you had a problem with these curious components?

Sure I will look it up now anyway and educate myself, but I am sure a few of us have no clue what part of the car they are from.

 

Ahhhh. Those little suckers are from deep in the motor, and are connected to the valves, lift them...and there are 40 of them. Ok.

 

Put down the Viagra and step back, call a Dr if your at 4 hours LOL

Would you believe shes a research scientist that works on cars

 

Kohler Engines: How Hydraulic Valve Lifters Work: Kohler Difference


This is the best way to explain what these are, on behalf of the people who read all F-chat threads and want to learn about valve-lifters, but have zero clue what the hell they are. (like me) Its interesting how they maintain zero-clearance since the are self adjusting. Very cool.

 

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interesting vid....thanks for posting

 

Bradan say they send them out for rebuild. I will drop them a mail and inquire about their source...
Ken

 

ask them what do they do when they rebuild them.....is it just cleaning to remove the varnish?......or are components (springs, ect) replaced.

 

I'd rather buy Toda Solid Lifters for $1500

Piston - TODA RACING

 

God I miss living in LA. Going back now would just land me in jail as some old stalker guy