can anyone explain this?
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when yo say 'seized', do you mean the plunger thingy in the lifter froze or the lifter itself was pressed up and jammed into the cylindrical hole it's resting inside? If you mean the latter, you'd dang sure know it because that would mean a yoke is broken, which would mean there would be a loose piece of steel in your valley.. if it is because a lifters piston is stuck- that shouldn't be a big deal..
I read through that thread you started from from last month (thanks again Mad). Very interesting stuff. From that and from other ones I read, I'm getting that collapsed lifters seem to to be the most common issue where they fail to extend and push on the arm fully, causing a gap and ticking. My issue, if it turns out to be a lifter problem is either the much rarer extended lifter that didn't collapse or a blockage that prevented oil from going through the pushrod and drilled through the rocker (as Randy suggested). Then again your theory about it being collapsed and the cam shooting it like a projectile is interesting too, but to drive it through the rocker arm?
Well in any case I will find out soon enough and let you all know.
Have a feeling I'll be pulling my intake this weekend. Where did I set that bottle of JD at?
Last edited by Ramshackle; Mar 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM.
