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Old 10-25-2021, 08:58 PM
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Thanks. That is what I thought.

Now on to a discovery I made tonight. When the lifter is down on the base circle, the lifter does not contact the plate and can spin in a full circle quite easily. I was curious if anyone else running the plate system had noticed this? My concern is what keeps the lifter from wanting to spin when it is at zero lift. I sure would like to see the lifter in contact with the plate at all times, not just under lift.

I've got a phone call in to Randy and will let everyone know what he says when I hear from him.
A roller lifter spinning in the lifter bore, if I understand you correctly, would put a tremendous side load on the roller shaft and lifter ears supporting the roller if the roller was anywhere but true to the camshaft lobe travel.

Tom V.

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