If I recall, you never re-use lifters with a different cam. The cam lobes
will flatten within a few hours of operation, therefore, even if you could
lift them up enough to slide in a new cam, they would tear it up in short
order.
David Riker
63 Falcon
70 Torino
74 Midget
http://home.pacbell.net/davriker/
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "Jackson Zimmermann" <JZIMMERM@albemarle.org>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: Cam Install
> Jackson Zimmermann wrote:
> > Has anyone on the list installed a cam in their 1275 without pulling the
> > motor?
>
> You will need a strong magnet on a stick that fits in the pushrod holes
> to hold up each lifter as you slip the cam in.
> Wait a minute, you will need 8 magnets to hold the lifters as the old
> cam comes out.
> 1275s do not have side covers like the small bore engines which would
> make lifter removal easy. But....
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