noisy lifter.... damage???
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Melting Slicks
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From: Chetwynd B.C.
noisy lifter.... damage???
I have a fairly noisy lifter. 
How much damage can I do to the motor if I continue to drive the car for awhile before I get around to fixing it? I need to go on a 400 mi. round trip and would like to take the Vette.
shmoky
How much damage can I do to the motor if I continue to drive the car for awhile before I get around to fixing it? I need to go on a 400 mi. round trip and would like to take the Vette. shmoky
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
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From: Dayton, Ohio
I wouldnt chance it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2000
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Don't drive it another foot. Don't run it except maybe for a few moments to assist with the diagnosis of the problem.
Not joking here, not even a little!
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: west central INDIANA
I just found a flat cam, that started as a niosy lifter. Find out which side, then remove that valve cover. You should be able to see a rocker that is not moving like the others. I ran mine for only 30 seconds.
Drifting
Joined: May 2006
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From: Circleville Ohio
Vader vette
Take off the valve covers, cover everthing close ,start the engine if one lifter does not move you have a wiped lobe in which case put the covers back on and go for your ride. if its not the cam stay home .My 77 needed one(A cam) and I did not know it and still raced it at Mid Ohio Race track. I swapped it out later and it ran alot smoother (duh)
New lifters, old push rods new cam 4or so nights 4or so cases of beer done.
New lifters, old push rods new cam 4or so nights 4or so cases of beer done.
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