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Old 05-03-2025, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Dragncar View Post
Not sure why anyone would use soapy water to clean a lifter. Some sort of oil based solvent would be my choice. The oil them up.
I always do a soapy water clean with most new parts, then a mineral spirits soak (bucket #1), or brake cleaner soak (bucket #2), back to hot soapy water, and then to an oil soak (bucket #3), if needed. If not oil, I’ll bag with a liberal WD-40 blast.

It’s an old Dan Whitmore process that he once shared with me, so I’d say it’s validated.