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By Daniel Jessup - 19 Years Ago
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Tearing in to a few of my 292's laying around and have found one low mileage motor that blew a head gasket (evidently), but the camshaft and lifters (don't know why I put "tappets" in the title, but I do have a few gray hairs already:w00t look really, really good. Can I use the old lifters if I go with a new cam ground for a little more power, or should I get a set of new ones?
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By Duck - 19 Years Ago
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You could run the old cam/ lifters as a set, but if you go with a new cam you'd have to have the lifters re-surfaced...
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By Pete 55Tbird - 19 Years Ago
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Hello; I believe your lifters can be resurfaced. This was very common years ago. You could probably do it yourself with some 600 grit paper and a sheet of glass. You just want to lightly scuff the face without destroying the curve (radius) of the lifter face. Use lite pressure and a figure 8 pattern. Pete
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By glrbird - 19 Years Ago
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Check the hardness of the new cam against the old one. I did just what you are refereing to 20yrs ago with a used aftermarket cam and it worked fine, 20,000 miles late and I still have the cam. Do use a good break-in lube and Light springs on the valves till the cam and lifters seat. 2000 rpms for 30 minutes. If you are a gambling man?
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By Daniel Jessup - 19 Years Ago
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Not to sound like I am completely ignorant, but is the resurfacing somewhat like honing your cylinder bores for a new set of rings? I take it that the sandpaper process takes the smooth edge off the lobes? Thanks fellas...
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