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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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Unhappy engine problem

i recently installed a ford 400 in my 66 f100 and everything works great except that the front driverside lifter isn't pushing any oil through the pushrod.we already flushed the system and changed the bad lifter and checked the rocker,but still no oil just to the first pushrod....please help we have ran out of ideas ryanfire12
 
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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Is the pushrod plugged up? Did you check to see if the lifter is plugged? They can be taken apart and cleaned. If the lifter preload is too loose, oil won't pump through your pushrod.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 06:19 AM
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Did you clean out the pushrods or install new ones?
 
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