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Re: Lifters for a 1500 Midget

To: gerard <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Subject: Re: Lifters for a 1500 Midget
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 18:19:17 -0400
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <200405271732.01613.w.lists@verizon.net> <a05210601bcdc12420ce0@[209.209.93.79]> from [151.198.9.38] at Thu, 27 May 2004 17:20:49 -0500
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On Thursday 27 May 2004 05:51 pm, you wrote:
> You definitely want new or resurfaced lifters if you are putting in a
> new or reground cam. The lifter face is not actually flat, but
> imperceptibly domed or convex. This allows them to rotate on the cam
> lobe as well. Someone who re-grinds cams can usually reface and
> harden the lifters for you too.
>


The cam grinder is the one who test, refaces and hardens the lifters.  But to 
start with they test them for hardness and if they fail they will not re-use 
them.  So I need to more lifters to be reworked.
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Bill Gilroy
77 MG Midget






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