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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I too was shocked at the rapid changes to my new lifters post-rebuild. Put in a new set, used an endoscope to check the cam, and dosed with ZDP thereafter, which seemed in this non-scientific experiment. Jim Wojcik, (former BN7) MN<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Curtis Arndt via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 3, 2021 8:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] 100 lifters<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Michael, all I know is that before he passed away, Denis Welch said he'd buy EVERY Buick lifter I could get for him. He obviously liked them.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Aug 3, 2021, 17:20 Michael Salter via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>After only 6000 miles the NOS BMC lifters that I installed in my engine with a very low mileage "M" cam have started to deteriorate. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>This engine has had a steady diet of VR1 non synthetic and it has had 4 changes in 6K miles. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Very disappointing. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm considering trying bucket type Buick lifters with longer push rods and a new cam.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have experience with the durability of the old Buick lifters ... getting a little desperate here.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Fortunately I caught this issue before it ruined the engine.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>M<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/cnaarndt@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/cnaarndt@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>