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| | | | Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 5 | new to the forums and to 235 in general. I have a 53 chevy 210 PG car. got it running and runs well no odd noises. pulled the head to do some cleaning in the water jackets. So while I was in it I was doing a little inspecting and pulled the hyd lifters. Noticed the faced are pitted pretty bad on most and a few have chipped edges cam lobes look good smooth and clean. Planning on doing a rebuild towards the end of the yr. But I want to keep it going till then would it be better to replace them or just keep the orginals in there for now. thanks | | | | | Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 135 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 135 | New lifters on an old camshaft is not a good idea.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,281 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,281 | I thought that it was only a bad idea of old lifters on a new cam, but OK for new lifters on a good old cam?
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,814 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,814 | Never, ever disturb the running relationship between a cam lobe and the lifter it's gotten used to running with. Any wear on the lifter will have corresponding damage to the cam lobe whether or not it's visible to the naked eye, so installing a new lifter on a used lobe will only exacerbate the wear that's already there. Button it back up, adjust the lifters per the service manual, and swap out the whole works, cam, lifters, and timing gears when you rebuild the engine.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 5 | thanks for the replies exactly what I wanted to hear. I will throw her back together with same parts and run her a bit longer. thanks again | | |
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