Lifters: To Soak or Not To Soak

moper said

I'm not that old...lol. Plus I'm immature as hell. But yeah - I loved those "nascar oil cans" as I nicknamed them 'cause they'd dump it in so fast. One of my earliest teachers said to pump the air out and while not being that bright, I was bright enough to realize I needed to listen to him...lol.

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my vote "no soak". oil the lifter bores with oil/cam lube on the bottoms/preoil with the hex rod. #1 confirm fit with the Hughes "thunk" test #2 preload in the ballpark (but not so little that the cup is hitting the retainer clip). Plus the other checks: wipe pattern/threads showing/clearance on several areas/vp clearance.