Lifters
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Lifters
I have done a lot of work on Mopar's and always soaked new lifters in tranny fluid,does it make a rat's you know if it's just motor oil? normally take a dowel and pump um a couple times. There just stock lifters
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The only reason I pump them up prior to installation is so my pre-fire lifter adjustment is more accurate and I want as much oil IN the system as possible when I start priming before the first fire-up.
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The engine runs with oil, so why would you put transmission fluid in it? I worked at a Chevrolet dealership in the mid 70s and replaced a ton of camshafts in the little V8s (along with timing gear sets). We ALWAYS pre-lubed the lifters with engine oil. I used a small pump can that had a nozzle that fit almost perfectly into the fill hole on the lifter. By pre-lubing them you accomplish several things. You know immediately if you have a bad lifter (some of the new GM lifters would varnish up on the inside and had to be disassembled and cleaned so they would fill properly). You KNOW everything is lubed properly and there should be no fear of premature lobe failure. You can adjust the valve train before starting the engine and you can completely assemble the engine (valve covers and all) - just start it up, set the timing, check for leaks and let it go. We did add a pint of the GM oil supplement, which looked a lot like STP back then. Never had a failure and still use this method today.