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1. Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: michael lunsford <mblunsfordsr@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 06:20:58 -0700 (PDT); All of this talk about soft lifters, soft cams and etc is increasing my normally abnormal paranoia. Somewhere down the line I expect to swap out my early cam for an S2 type with new lifters. I have a; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00466.html (7,556 bytes)
2. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: "Gregory Dito" <g.dito@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 19:44:19 -0400; I don't know how extensive a problem soft cams present, but I believe the real issue is soft lifters that then destroy the cam lobes. This happened to me on a Isky Z-19 regrind of my stock cam after; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00467.html (10,153 bytes)
3. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: David Friedlander <forzion@maine.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 21:01:37 -0400; Well, Greg, I'm going to chime in too, now that my engine is back together, having installed all the components you were talking about: Piper 270 cam, tubular pushrod, .020 over A&E's, new valve spri; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00472.html (11,612 bytes)
4. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: "Cliff Davies" <cdavies@holzher.com>; Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:18:43 -0400; I am with you I just bought the same list of stuff from BPNW. To add to it, my local supplier who I had asked about all of this "bad lifter" stuff said that most of the problem is incorrect cam brea; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00482.html (7,480 bytes)
5. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: "Gregory Dito" <g.dito@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 19:10:34 -0400; I don't think any TR parts supplier would knowingly sell bad lifters. The problem is the manufacturer. Unless BPNW and all of the others actually inspect each lifter for hardness how would they know; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00495.html (9,000 bytes)
6. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>; Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 22:17:02 -0400; FWIW this is what I did -- I'm no expert -- just my rationale. My original equipment lifters were reground, hardened and Rockwell tested by the cam grinder. He made the point to me that the real conc; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00501.html (9,592 bytes)
7. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: David Friedlander <forzion@maine.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:08:59 -0400; Thanks Todd. I could use a measure of reassurance right now. After all, the engine is now freshly reassembled and I'd hate to tear it down again. We haven't even fired it up yet. It's on an engine st; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00503.html (8,232 bytes)
8. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 18:28:06 -0700 (PDT); Hi, Greg--I also have the relatively new Z-19 Isky cam. Pains were taken to pre-lube the cam and followers prior to start-up, yada,yada, as always, tho I still can't follow the reasoning why soft lif; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00649.html (7,808 bytes)
9. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: "Gregory Dito" <g.dito@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 22:33:44 -0400; I am certainly no metallurgist, but I do work with plastic injection molds and see a similar situation where tool steel is damaged as sliding parts gall from wear, misalignment and/or lack of lubric; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00651.html (11,091 bytes)
10. Re: Soft Lifters (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 23:45:26 -0700 (PDT); Greg--Your reply is nicely written. I guess it's because I have never experienced "soft lifters or worn cam lobes" that I found it unusual for the subject to be of concern. I've taken no special care; /html/6pack/2003-05/msg00655.html (10,698 bytes)

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