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Russ/40 · 12-16-2019, 06:37 PM

J & M, In your photo in my earlier thread, I see your repair has locks which cross the stitching. The components necessary to do the job are extremely expensive in the "Lock and Stitch" method. Too many components for the average guy. I Pm'd you with this question that I will repeat here. With my crack, can a reasonable repair that will last, be made with the tapered screws, and tap?

I received the question regarding how thick is the top of the lifter in my earlier inquiry. Using a straight stem valve with a Mushroom valve type lifter. I found that to be .126" as the least and .205" as the thickest and the average about .130". So, there is a lot of variability. With that info, does it sound like they can be used together?

12-16-2019, 06:37 PM	#1
Russ/40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, California Posts: 3,505	J & M crack repair / Also Lifter use J & M, In your photo in my earlier thread, I see your repair has locks which cross the stitching. The components necessary to do the job are extremely expensive in the "Lock and Stitch" method. Too many components for the average guy. I Pm'd you with this question that I will repeat here. With my crack, can a reasonable repair that will last, be made with the tapered screws, and tap? I received the question regarding how thick is the top of the lifter in my earlier inquiry. Using a straight stem valve with a Mushroom valve type lifter. I found that to be .126" as the least and .205" as the thickest and the average about .130". So, there is a lot of variability. With that info, does it sound like they can be used together?