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usered · 12-14-2012, 07:44 PM

I was just reading the threads on installing a new cam with the engine in the car.

Why do you have to remove the oil pan? I was able to get mine in without removing the oil pan did I mss something?

Ed

Flathead · 12-14-2012, 07:56 PM

You have to remove the pan to change the lifters. You must have adjustables already in place. I hope

usered · 12-14-2012, 08:05 PM

Yes I had adjustable lifters and just wired them up to hold them up.

Thanks

glenn in camino · 12-14-2012, 08:16 PM

I changed a cam several years ago and used clothes pins to hold up the lifters.

Tom Wesenberg · 12-14-2012, 09:30 PM

The lifters would have to be perfect, or they should be changed along with the new cam. If a cam lobe is worn I'd think at least that one lifter would be also.

Aerocraft · 12-15-2012, 09:54 AM

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Tom made a very important point. I make it a policy to always install new lifters with a new cam. For me, it is a carryover from overhauling aircraft engines and, I believe, cheap insurance for maximum longevity.

Gar Williams

12-14-2012, 07:44 PM	#1
usered Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 240	New CAM I was just reading the threads on installing a new cam with the engine in the car. Why do you have to remove the oil pan? I was able to get mine in without removing the oil pan did I mss something? Ed

12-14-2012, 07:56 PM	#2
Flathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 1,497	Re: New CAM You have to remove the pan to change the lifters. You must have adjustables already in place. I hope

12-14-2012, 08:05 PM	#3
usered Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 240	Re: New CAM Yes I had adjustable lifters and just wired them up to hold them up. Thanks

12-14-2012, 08:16 PM	#4
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: New CAM I changed a cam several years ago and used clothes pins to hold up the lifters.

12-14-2012, 09:30 PM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: New CAM The lifters would have to be perfect, or they should be changed along with the new cam. If a cam lobe is worn I'd think at least that one lifter would be also.

12-15-2012, 09:54 AM	#6
Aerocraft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 1,387	Re: New CAM Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Tom made a very important point. I make it a policy to always install new lifters with a new cam. For me, it is a carryover from overhauling aircraft engines and, I believe, cheap insurance for maximum longevity. Gar Williams