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Old 09-02-2014, 07:42 PM   #3
Binx
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Default Re: 59 AB engine rebuild

For stuck lifters I removed the pistons, crank and all valve assemblies. I soaked each lifter from both sides with the acetone/trans fluid (50/50 mix) for about a week. Some loosened, some didn't. I heated the rest with a propane torch then more 50/50. Few more still stuck. I got impatient and drove the rest out with a 1/4" brass drift next to the cam lobe. I did end up breaking two (Johnson style) lifters doing this. They seem hard, but they will shatter.

Lonnie
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