<div dir="ltr"><div>Steven,</div><div>     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.</div><div>Mike MacLean<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 4:31 PM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/big-healey/engine-4-cylinder/cam-follower-modified.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/big-healey/engine-4-cylinder/cam-follower-modified.aspx</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Steven Kingsbury </div><div><br>On August 9, 2021 at 4:05 PM, richard mayor <<a href="mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com" target="_blank">boyracer466@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">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. <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 3:57 PM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">I had never heard of that trick Richard.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">I presume that the flat didn't go all the way to the bottom?</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">M<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 1:13 PM richard mayor via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>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. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Richard Mayor </div></div>_______________________________________________<br> Support <a href="http://Team.Net" target="_blank">Team.Net</a> <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/michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><br> <br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><div><span>_______________________________________________<br>Support <a href="http://Team.Net" target="_blank">Team.Net</a> <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/airtightproductions@icloud.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/airtightproductions@icloud.com</a><br><br></span></div></div></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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