Re: Adjustable valve lifters
At one point I was doing some searching here on threads about adjustable lifters. In one search attempt wording I came up with 124 threads on Fordbarn on the sublect. Average number of posts on those 124 threads was 17. The majority were about the lifters not keeping their adjustment, followed by wear on the bottoms. Most of the problems involved new offshore products, but even the old hollow Johnsons will lose the interference fit of their screw thread with too many adjustments on them. I bought 2 sets of used Johnsons at swap meets and have been experimenting with jamb nuts and other cures.
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
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