quote:Originally posted by icole:
My uncle says he thinks that the motor has solid roller lifters, and that the motor is good to 8000 RPM. I still won't rev past 7000.
Think its wise to stay <7krpm. Not many cams that are streetable make more power above that level anyway.
quote:If it is is solid won't I be able to tell because hydraulic lifters wont fully open the valves when the engine is not running?
How are you going to tell? Do you have a dial indicator and without the cam specs, how would you know.
If they were hydraulic they would bleed down before you could measure.quote:I think that solid lifters do make noise, but when it gets warm again I will check the lash.
quote:I watched a video on how to adjust it. Is the lash setting standard, or does it very depending on your set up? Ian
There are "standard procedures" that apply to setting lash all solids. You'll get varying opinions on approach but without cam specs it's kind of a crap shoot to maintain your valvetrain. I think you should put a dial on it and see how much lift you have. It wont tell you anything about the timing of the cam events but it will give some clues as to what might be in there. If it is >>.600 or more it's most certainly a roller. You really need to find out what you have. If it has a high lift solid roller, if you don't maintain it properly, it's just a matter of time before you eat a lifter. At minimum it will wipe the cam when that happens and could create a lot of wreckage in the corresponding cylinder along the way.
Best,
K