Replacing lifters in 265 hemi - as easy as it seems?

wrote:
> Bill Putney wrote:
>
>>I agree about the three prong pickup tool - we called them
>>"fart-grabbers" in the Navy. And grandkids love them - great for
>>hitting the cat and for fishing for coins in a 5-gallon water cooler bottle.
>>
>>Bill Putney
>>(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
>>address with the letter 'x')
>
>
> hitting the cat? where did your kids picked up such cruel habits?

Oh NO! Please don't tell PITA!! LOL!

We're talking playing with the cat where the cat grabs it, etc. Geesh.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

wrote:

> Bill Putney wrote:
>
>>I agree about the three prong pickup tool - we called them
>>"fart-grabbers" in the Navy. And grandkids love them - great for
>>hitting the cat and for fishing for coins in a 5-gallon water cooler bottle.
>>
>>Bill Putney
>>(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
>>address with the letter 'x')
>
>
> hitting the cat? where did your kids picked up such cruel habits?
>

He didn't say hitting the DOG. He said "cat."

:-p

I always found that a tool like this

hhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hydraulic-Valve-Lifter-Removal-Tool-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43996QQitemZ4613621 956QQrdZ1ave



is the easiest way as long as there is room to pull them up through the
head.


A-Man wrote:
> Hi again all,
>
> I'm keen on replacing the well worn hyd lifters in a 265 hemi 6. I have
> a moderate level of mechanical knowledge/ability and just want to make
> sure I don't get caught out (screw up) with this task.
>
> Do I need any special tools? The engine has removable side plates so my
> guess is all I need to do is:
>
> Remove rocker cover
>
> Remove rocker arms and pushrods
>
> Remove side plate from engine
>
> Remove lifters - can I just hook these out with something like a bent
> piece of coathanger wire?
>
> Reassemble etc...
>
>
> Just seems a bit to easy to be true, that's all.
>
> Also - was after people's opinions on using moly grease when installing
> the new lifters during reassembly. Also on any recommended "run-in"
> procedures, if any. I have the Gregory's manual but they at times tend
> to be somewhat vague.
>
> All help appreciated
>

"Polara" > wrote in message
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> I always found that a tool like this
>
>
hhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hydraulic-Valve-Lifter-Removal-Tool-NEW_W0QQ
cmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43996QQitemZ4613621956QQrdZ 1ave
>
>
>
> is the easiest way as long as there is room to pull them up through the
> head.

Most head castings only have a small hole for the pushrods. The extractor
tool will work provided the lifters are'nt varnished in at the bottom.

Jason

Jason James wrote:

> "Polara" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I always found that a tool like this
>>
>>
>
> hhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hydraulic-Valve-Lifter-Removal-Tool-NEW_W0QQ
> cmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43996QQitemZ4613621956QQrdZ 1ave
>
>>
>>
>>is the easiest way as long as there is room to pull them up through the
>>head.
>
>
> Most head castings only have a small hole for the pushrods.

Most *CHEVROLET* heads have a small hole for the pushrods. Big-block
Chrysler head castings have a large opening for each pair of pushrods,
and the lifters come out with a ton of room to spare.

I've never had the valve cover off an Aussie 265 Hemi 6, so I can't
speak directly to that one.

> The extractor
> tool will work provided the lifters are'nt varnished in at the bottom.

It would take an awful lot of varnish to be so thick that you couldn't
work the lifters out with a bit of up-and-down yanking on the extractor
tool.