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| RE: 428 solid lifer oiling |
| By McQ - 12/11/2002 4:47:25 PM; IP 206.193.59.118 |
It is highly recommended that you tap & plug the main hydraulic oil holes in the main oil gallery. The two access holes are easily seen near the back of the main gallery tunnel in the block valley. There are a number of ways to block them. I like to tap them and plug with screw in plugs. That way there easy to remove when/if you go back to hydraulics.
That said I must admit that I did run a solid lifter cam in a 428 Cobra Jet for three years with absolutely no problems what so ever. And in the '69 Muscle Parts booklet where various stages of performance mods were recommended by Ford engineers no less(at least the booklet was sold at Ford dealers..) one of the stages in building a 428CJ was to install a solid lifter cam. There's nothing mentioned about modifying any oil provisions.
But it certainly makes good sense to plug the hydraulic lifter oil passages if you're running solids. Why not direct that oil to where it will do some good? And if the engine is going through a build it's a perfect opportunity to make the mods necessary. |
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