Lifter height difference

Rich Thomson

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Anyone ever see different heights between the stock 3.8L lifters and the Ford Motorsport lifters. I found the stock lifters in my Ford Remaned engine to be .020" taller than the Ford Motorsport ones. I am talking about the height at zero lash on the lifter.

Ford reman engines suck!:mad:

Wait until I finish my How-To article on the cam and rocker install. The pic below is of the lifter and cam lobe after 10k miles. The preload was all over the place when I was checking each lifter for proper preload. The head alone was milled .035" and had been repaired!:mad:

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Thanks Rich. Makes me glad I am spending the money and time (a long long time) having my motor rebuild locally by a reputable shop.
 
Thats pitifull!:(
I believe the remans are being built in Mexico if I'm not mistaken.
Man you just gotta love NAFTA.:(
 
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