Nope, AFAIK the lobes on the camshaft are designed to "spin" the lifters in their bores to make wear even out. So even if the holes were pointed up when you installed them, they wont be after the engine starts. TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://www.relitech.com/tomc http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion 81 Checker A-11 (Taxi) 65 Notchback > -----Original Message----- > From: Bradley Flubacher [SMTP:flubach@HOME.COM] > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 2:41 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: installing lifters > > Do the bore holes in the lifters need to be facing up when installed in an > engine? > > I replaced a lifter hoping it was the noisey one, but she's still > tapping.. > :( > > Brad |
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