[Healeys] 3000 lifters

[Michael MacLean]

Steven,
     I put the same lifters in my 100 engine.  Denis Welch sells the same
modified lifter.  I got them through Welch for the same price as AH Spares.
Mike MacLean

On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 4:31 PM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> This is the style of lifter I got for my engine rebuild. So far, so good,
> a bit over 1000 miles with more to come. NFI, just satisfied so far and as
> you can see in the photo, the flat does indeed go to the bottom.
>
>
> https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/big-healey/engine-4-cylinder/cam-follower-modified.aspx
>
>
> Steven Kingsbury
>
> On August 9, 2021 at 4:05 PM, richard mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes it does. The flat goes from the lowest hole in the lifter to the
> bottom. It's a very small/narrow flat. Enough for oil to escape.
>
> On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 3:57 PM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I had never heard of that trick Richard.
>> I presume that the flat didn't go all the way to the bottom?
>>
>> M
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 1:13 PM richard mayor via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> In my race car (a 3000) I run MGC bucket lifters. They have a small hole
>>> in the side that allows oil to exit.  The stock pedestal lifters are
>>> heavier than bucket lifters, put more side load than bucket lifters and
>>> fill up with oil. The old trick for racers using pedestals was to machine a
>>> flat on the lower side of the pedestal to allow oil to  drain.
>>>
>>> Richard Mayor
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