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Old 03-09-2015, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rohrt View Post
Are you using roller lifters? I found that some of mine would easily push down the plunger by hand. This caused problems for me even when I hand tightened down the nut, or when checking by rolling the pushrod to check for resistance.
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. You can end up tighten too much and hang the valve open.

Charles

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