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Old 03-10-2011, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton View Post
Since you are going to be stroking this thingie----and side clearance will be an area that needs some attention----you can relieve(notch) the sides of the rods so that more oil will sling up on the camshaft---A lot of these cam/lifter failures can be traced to inadquate rod side clearance
And Jerry, surely you've used the GM Cam & Lifter Prelube. This is primo stuff that I've been saving for just such an occasion.


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