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Topic: lifter question..
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H8CHEVY
Gearhead Posts: 276
From: Southern Cali
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 04-25-2002 10:33 PM
   
I also posted this in ford trucks, but I was wondering if anyone here could help me out. 95 ranger 4.0L, I have a couple bad lifters, the shop tells me that they might have to pull the heads to get to the lifters?? Im not famaliar with fuel injected motors, but it doesnt sound right to me.. can anyone tell me for sure??? thanks alot------------------
"In the wise words I was once told bye Jiggy"
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Larry Jennings
Gearhead Posts: 540
From: Redwood City, Ca. USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 04-26-2002 12:55 AM
I don't know bout no 4.0s, they're about 1.0 short of anything I work with, but I'd consider a shop that gives an absolute bid and avoid a shop that "might" have to figure out how to deal with your motor on your dollar. JMO  .------------------
I got this black eye when my wife said shut up and I thought she said get up!
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H8CHEVY
Gearhead Posts: 276
From: Southern Cali
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 04-26-2002 12:13 PM
thanks larry... im gonna take it out of that shop and do some research... ------------------
"In the wise words I was once told bye Jiggy"
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Dusty Kiser
Gearhead Posts: 126
From: Bethel,Oh USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-29-2002 09:06 PM
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Originally posted by H8CHEVY:
thanks larry... im gonna take it out of that shop and do some research...
Bad news son. You DO have to pull the heads on the 4.0 to pull the lifters. Flat rate time is 8.9 hours! Figure in gaskets, lifters, fluids etc. you have a major repair on your hands. Pray the tech is careful about removing your rocker shafts, no more than two turns per bolt at a time so as not to bend them! I'd suggest you get a second opinion as to whether the lifters are in fact the problem. Good luck.
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H8CHEVY
Gearhead Posts: 276
From: Southern Cali
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 04-30-2002 04:53 AM
hey dusty, thanks for giving the info.. after considering everything I went ahead and pulled it myself today.. took about 5.5 hours to get it down to the short block, and after careful inspection the damn lifters look brand new! every last one! a little sludge in there nothing weird. but I think the problem is in the rockers themselves. as there are severe indentations in the shafts where they push down on the valve.. I think that may be causing the chatter im hearing? does this sound about right???  ------------------
"In the wise words I was once told bye Jiggy"
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Dusty Kiser
Gearhead Posts: 126
From: Bethel,Oh USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-30-2002 04:40 PM
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Originally posted by H8CHEVY:
hey dusty, thanks for giving the info.. after considering everything I went ahead and pulled it myself today.. took about 5.5 hours to get it down to the short block, and after careful inspection the damn lifters look brand new! every last one! a little sludge in there nothing weird. but I think the problem is in the rockers themselves. as there are severe indentations in the shafts where they push down on the valve.. I think that may be causing the chatter im hearing? does this sound about right???
Most likely.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19704
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-30-2002 11:43 PM
YUP! I wish that I would have read this thread earlier. I could have told you that. SOrry.  ------------------
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H8CHEVY
Gearhead Posts: 276
From: Southern Cali
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 05-01-2002 01:57 PM
Both heads turned out to be cracked! Yikes!! I can feel the wallet getting skinny already! Is it true I can have the rocker arm resurfaced to take out the imprints of the valves? or will that throw the rocker off?? thanks...
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