is it bad if lifter retainer is on backwards??
02-10-2003, 02:47 AM
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is it bad if lifter retainer is on backwards??
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im pretty sure i put the lifter retainer on backwards after seeing some pics of engines on different sites. backwards meaning i put the end with the little hole at the tip in the front instead of the back. got my intake on now, soooooo, whats the verdict? yank the intake and put it with the hole in the back? or it doesnt matter? biiiiiiiggggggg thanks as always
im pretty sure i put the lifter retainer on backwards after seeing some pics of engines on different sites. backwards meaning i put the end with the little hole at the tip in the front instead of the back. got my intake on now, soooooo, whats the verdict? yank the intake and put it with the hole in the back? or it doesnt matter? biiiiiiiggggggg thanks as always
02-10-2003, 03:26 AM
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umm? do you mean the metal return tray that bolts to the bottom of the intake manifold?
when you say lifter retainer I'd think you're talking about that spider like thing that goes over the lifter keys.
when you say lifter retainer I'd think you're talking about that spider like thing that goes over the lifter keys.
02-10-2003, 10:02 AM
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The spider looking thing is the lifter guide retainer plate. It is symmetrical, i think, it just holds down the lifter guides (the two hole things that go around each intake/exhaust lifter combo). It could matter which way, but i dont think it does.
02-10-2003, 10:03 AM
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Re: is it bad if lifter retainer is on backwards??
Originally posted by slashz28
hi guys im pretty sure i put the lifter retainer on backwards after seeing some pics of engines on different sites. backwards meaning i put the end with the little hole at the tip in the front instead of the back. got my intake on now, soooooo, whats the verdict? yank the intake and put it with the hole in the back? or it doesnt matter? biiiiiiiggggggg thanks as always
hi guys
im pretty sure i put the lifter retainer on backwards after seeing some pics of engines on different sites. backwards meaning i put the end with the little hole at the tip in the front instead of the back. got my intake on now, soooooo, whats the verdict? yank the intake and put it with the hole in the back? or it doesnt matter? biiiiiiiggggggg thanks as always
02-10-2003, 10:26 AM
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I just put mine in, and it is symmetrical except for that notch. I didn't know where the notch was oriented originally, but I put it facing the back. I really don't think it could make any difference, even in the oil flow. I wouldn't pull the intake just for that. It really is symmetrical, and it really just holds the retainers down.
02-10-2003, 10:39 AM
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Originally posted by treyZ28
hes not talking about the retainers
that metal piece that distributes oil in the middle of the valley
hes not talking about the retainers
that metal piece that distributes oil in the middle of the valley
02-10-2003, 10:43 AM
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Originally posted by treyZ28
hes not talking about the retainers
that metal piece that distributes oil in the middle of the valley
hes not talking about the retainers
that metal piece that distributes oil in the middle of the valley
what do you mean? i am talking about the "spider thing" in the lifter valley, the thing that holds the guides in place. im not talking about the piece thats bolted under the intake manifold. now im (but thanks all just the same) so far most of the responses say its alright, except for yours, which puts a doubt in my mind. are we talking about the same thing? thanks
02-10-2003, 10:58 AM
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keep your intake on and finish the car 
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I happen to still have my intake off (just installed my motor) and everyone's right.. the bracket is symmetrical, so either way you put it in, it's still doing it job <- which is just to hold the guides in place. Has no bearing on oiling what so ever.
FWIW, mine doesn't even have any kind of holes in it.
..I happen to still have my intake off (just installed my motor) and everyone's right.. the bracket is symmetrical, so either way you put it in, it's still doing it job <- which is just to hold the guides in place. Has no bearing on oiling what so ever.
FWIW, mine doesn't even have any kind of holes in it.
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