SuperSuby

Other than that - one thing that's always a problem with EA82's is putting the lifters back into the engine in the wrong order. If they don't match up to the buckets they came out of then you can have issues with ticking. On every engine I've done I always keep track of where the lifters go - if put back in the same order they typically don't have a problem - at least not one that Rislone hasn't solved for me. Can you buy new lifter buckets? The old lifters came out with some effort-there was actually a ridge of metal at the top of the buckets, much like a ring ridge in a cylinder. Reminded me of old timers and their ridge reamer tools. The ridge pealed off of the bucket as a metal burr about .001" thick. I deburred the buckets before replacing lifters (with rebuilt lifters that did not come out of this car, let alone the same holes), all the while wondering if the buckets would be tight enough around the lifters. I saw nothing in the manual re bucket-lifter clearance.

Hi-Long time reader, first time poster. I have a 90 loyale engine that broke a timing belt. I thought, "while i'm here" I would pull the engine, do the clutch, pull the heads and do the valves (leak down confirmed 2 leaking exhaust valves, but good rings.) I was thrilled to find aftermarket gaskets and hone marks in the cylinders, along with an incredibly clean engine. So, valve job, remove and degum lifters with carb cleaner per manual, new head gaskets, new oil pump seals, new orings in head, clean check valves, new t-belts, back together. Great leak down, smooth idle, and an ear shattering clatter in the driver side cam housing. So, MMO to the rescue. 300 miles, still rattles. Constant, indepedent of oil pressure, which is 45psi above 3000rpm, and 15 or so at idle with hot engine. So had lifters (valve lash adjusters)remanufactured by http://www.mizpahprecision.com/, installed reman lifters, and same noise. Did not replace oil pump, saw no damage, and did not measure. However, pressure is good at gauge. What sucks-no clatter before tear down. Did I mess something up? If this thing did not run so good (minus clatter) I'd junk it. Any thoughts? Thanks.