> Get in it--and run the hell out of it--you just have a collapsed lifter > from sitting--it'll pump back up, and everything will be OK--- > Ok let's hear the con's, on this verdict-- That's exactly what I do on the rare occasion a lifter fails to pump up. I wait for the engine to warm up first, then I leave it in 2nd and cruise at near redline until she's quiet. Since I started running Mobil 1 15W50 oil, the lifters have been behaving much better. Chris. |
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