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Old 03-04-2017, 10:26 PM   #2
randy wilson
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Default Re: older roller lifters

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Originally Posted by larrylomascolo View Post
I bought a set of roller lifters that are still in motor or i would post a pic,these lifters have a removable bar that holds lifter together bar slides through slots in lifter at top and prevent from turning in lifter bore,these things i got in mid 80,s curious what brand they are and if any one is familiar with these,they look scary but in a small blk chevy going through traps at 8,100 r p m shifting at 7,800 also very light .
I ran em for years in the 80's. They are fine as long as you watch the lift of your lobe. They will bind if the lift exceeds the cross bar travel limit. We still use them in some applications. Otherwise, no worries. Ours were Crane.
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