I can only go by my own experience.......but I've always had good quality products, good prices, & good service from them.
And the most economical freight costs too.

What brand were the lifters?

Thats funny because this is the second or third bad part/wrong part from Rockauto that I have heard about in this section over the last 60 days. I think maybe we should post up a link to their email and our members send them some "act right" messages.

I removed the DSII harness from my truck today. The MSD box uses only one wire from the truck's main harness (the red one that's hot in start and run), so everything else was no longer needed.

I would like to eventually get a new pickup for the distributor though, since the current one's wires are so brittle that they break easily. Rewiring them to work with the MSD box was a pain as a result. That or get a new MSD distributor.

It wouldn't do you or them any good to send them an "act right" message when all they are is a parts supplier, not a parts manufacturer.

They sent me the right parts and they arrived well within the 7-10 business days rule. In reality, all parts were here in 3-4 business days, which is on par with past results when ordering from them.

They can't help the parts were defective.

DJN Engine Components, is the company IIRC. Part number LIF4137 was on the boxes.

We've always had good experiences with them too, and I'll continue to order from them in the future. The service department that was spoken with earlier today about shipping the defective parts back had a very nice man on the phone who is willing to jump through hoops on command for me. He also informed me that he would be the only one dealing with my order and that he would take care of me individually, not as "just another guy needed a good part". This stands out as a quality company to me.

I have contacted them, and have the shipping labels as well as the old tracking numbers. The man from the service department said to give him a call when I was ready to ship back the defective parts. I will NOT be reporting them to the BBB, as they've been nothing but good to me and my family.

All in all, I think I've worked out a solution for the defective lifters, but the alternator is definitely going back.

I've narrowed down the problem with the defective lifters to the check valve on the plunger assembly inside the body of the lifter. So, I'll do each lifter one at a time, and swap the known, good check valve and plunger assemblies from the old lifters into the new ones. The only wear parts that I need to concern myself with are the body that rides on the cam lobe and the socket that the push rods set in, and those won't be swapped. By swapping the check valve and plunger assemblies to known, working units, I'll expect every one of them to oil like the BP Gulf spill!

I'll be back to fiddling with it EARLY tomorrow, so expect an update fellas. :)

I thought your ass hurt and you're taking some time off. ;)

It still hurts, but now I'm invigorated! }>

I fixed it for you }>

I Use MSD - 8869 - Adapter Cable - Ford Duraspark to MSD 6 or 7 Ignition Control\

Summit racing has one, too.

LOL.

Well, upside is that earlier I was able to get some touching up done to my motor. New paint makes it look a whole lot better. Still haven't painted the block and heads themselves, as well as the oil pan, because they're covered in caked up grime.

Downside is that the check valve retainer and check valve return springs in the OEM lifters and the new lifters are two different sizes. So I can't swap plungers and check valves to get the new ones to work, so they're going back. Meanwhile, I've got my push rods in an egg carton and my cam is wondering why it's seeing daylight for the first time in 29 years.

The OEM lifters that were in my truck also have a different type of check valve. They use a flapper with a spring, whereas the new ones use a ball bearing and spring.

Well, now she'll sit lifeless for a week or so. I hate that too, I like my truck to RUN.

I do not recommend products with Silicone....Think Armor All, etc in terms of what to stray from...


I like the Turtle Wax Cleaning/Protectant cloths...

I don't know what causes the voltage to drop, but it does and BTW the choke works perfectly..

No problems,winter or summer.....

Chris replied that it was probably added on by the PO but alas it came on the truck from the factory....

One of the MANY mystery sagas of FOMOCO....Trav...

Sorry about being out of pocket for a day or two..
Thank you, Bill, for the diagrams..I don't understand all the stuff about it, but it works like it is supposed to work..

I was just curious how it worked...Seems to be one of those deals that Ford used if it had a certain engine,tranny,or body color, or made on a certain day of the week....Trav..}>

Shame on you for having a life other than FTE! }>

I still don't understand how it works, but am glad it does. There seem to be things on these trucks that were done in an obtuse way because they had the parts to do it that way but not in a straightforward way. For instance, the ICVR: Cheap, cheerful, and sorta works. Some engineer probably got an award for coming up with it, and then smirked as he thought about us trying to figure out how it works.

I think that the engineer that came up with ideas on the choke relay and the ICVR were probably on something other than prescription meds..

That was before drug testing became mandatory....}>

But I did some sandblasting today on one side of the bed of my pickup and actually got some primer on it...One piece at a time....

I couldn't stand for long, so I ended up sitting down on a 5 gal bucket and blasted away....Whatever works....Turned out ok...a little bit of sanding(when rest is blasted) more primer, more sanding,etc,etc.....

Satisfied.
 

RockAuto is sending me new lifters! Gave 'em a call today and they don't even want the old ones back, but they'll be sending a return label for the alternator so they can ship me a new one of those back. Should have the new lifters by Thursday or Friday.