One other tip I just remembered - someone besides me came up with
this one, but I like it. Use a long piece of stiff wire (like a coat
hanger straightened out), shove it down the hole parallel to the
pushrod and use it to hold the lifter in place while you pull out the pushrod.
Tony Drews
At 11:42 AM 8/4/2013, Randall wrote:
> > I had this happen once. The problem is the oil on the
> > lifter/pushrod interface will create enough suction to lift
> > lift the lifter along with the pushrod to the point where the
> > lifter comes out of its hole in the block.
>
>Ditto; except I've had at least one try to do that, every time I've taken
>the pushrods out. My solution is to list just an inch or so then spin the
>pushrod back and forth a few times with my fingers, until the weight of the
>lifter drops off.
>
>As noted, if you are pulling the head anyway, it's much easier to put the
>lifters back with the head off. Putting them back with the head in place is
>like trying to thread a needle in the dark.
>
>-- Randall
>
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