Re: Lifter Replacement, was: Lifter noise

From: greg conner (dodgeboy93@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2001 - 23:25:27 EST


snip<all with a set of stock lifters, since the Mopar ones only lasted 1 1/2
years>snip

umm....stock as opposed to mopar?? Aint they the same?

Greg Conner

>From: "Mark Kuzia" <flyboy01@mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Lifter Replacement, was: Lifter noise
>Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:41:51 -0500
>
>Will, good memory. I'm really surprised anyone remembered that, it was 18
>mos. ago.
>
>As a matter of fact, I spent most of today, pulling and replacing the old
>lifters with new ones. (can you believe, Dec 5 in Michigan and 67 degrees!)
>
>What I discovered was that #5 intake rocker stud had backed out about 3/16"
>and that the lifters were probably good, but I replaced them anyway with a
>new set since it was all apart. Can you believe the intake gasket was still
>good after all this time? I ended up just dropping the intake back on with
>the old gaskets and a couple of small beads of silicone and a new set of
>intake bolts. I got a new set of lifters from a schmuck that sold em' to me
>for $50, he still thinks I'm paying him too! ;-}
>
>In all, it took about 6 1/2 hrs with Sam's (schmuck) help. No more noise
>now, but it feels like it has more power now. That stud that backed out was
>probably costing me about half the intake lift in that cylinder. All better
>now!
>
>Mark Kuzia
>flyboy01@mediaone.net
>http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
>1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph "Fastdak"
>~360ci, 5-spd, 8 3/4 rear / 3.90-SG
>1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
>~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin2@hotmail.com>
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 1:16 AM
>Subject: Re: DML: Re: Lifter noise
>
>
> > Haven't you already had some trouble out of those lifters? Seems like I
> > remember you needing 1 to get the Fastdak running again and they raped
>you
> > for like $16 for a single, right? Good luck replacing them, I know
>you've
> > got that pulling the intake thing down to a science now, right?? The
>stock
> > ones should last longer, at least I hope they will. Have fun!
> >
> > Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> > '00 Reg. cab 2wd, 4.7L/NV3500HD/9.25" 3.92 sure-grip
> >
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Mark Kuzia" <flyboy01@mediaone.net>
> > Subject: DML: Re: Lifter noise
> > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 00:29:20 -0500
> >
> > A stethoscope can do it, I found 3 bad lifers and two questionable ones
>last
> > time I checked. I plan on replacing them tomorrow since the weather will
>be
> > in the 60's (odd for Michigan in December!). Actually, I am replacing
>them
> > all with a set of stock lifters, since the Mopar ones only lasted 1 1/2
> > years.
> >
> > Mark Kuzia
> > flyboy01@mediaone.net
> > http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
> > 1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph "Fastdak"
> > ~360ci, 5-spd, 8 3/4 rear / 3.90-SG
> > 1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
> > ~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
> >
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