Re: ihc-digest V5 #55

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>	Sorry about the forthcoming stupid question but all the talk
>about lifters and oil pressure has got me worried. My '74 Scout has one
>bad lifter on the #2 cylinder (it ticks) -I was just going to replace
>it. My oil pressure has always been O.K. judging from the stock gauge.
>So my question then is, 1)How likely is it that oil pressure is good
>given I only have 1 bad lifter? (140K on engine, Truck wasn't driven
>for several years before I bought it a year ago, runs excellent
>otherwise) 2) could their be a problem with oil distribution given
>the recent discussion on the poor quality of the stock gauge.

I don't think you have a problem given what you tell us. If the pressure 
is low enough for the lifters to talk to you, you'll know it. Personally, 
I wouldn't even mess with checking the pressure with an external gauge. 
One or even two lifters clattering is not unusual at all. 
John
>3)Assumeing the worst -- I check the pressure with a good gauge and it
>comes out low,what do I check for on the oil pump?   
>	Other issues, the sticker thing sound like a good idea -has
>anybody thought about using the old triple diamond logo ('30's style)
>with ihc-digest below it?   
>
>						Thanks in advance,
>						Tom Kemp
>						Fort Collins, CO

I really like the triple diamond with ihc-digest below it idea.
John

John Hofstetter
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