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Technical Forums => EVO 1340 => Topic started by: xlfan on May 11, 2023, 06:14:47 AM

Title: S&S tappets
Post by: xlfan on May 11, 2023, 06:14:47 AM
New set of S&S tappets with too much internal leakdown. Anyone else experienced this?
When you fill tappets out of engine, it is not much effort necessary to push down pushrod dish by hand.
Title: Re: S&S tappets
Post by: Ohio HD on May 11, 2023, 04:48:24 PM
Are you able to use vacuum to extract the air from the lifters, pulling oil in?

This is one of the best and simplest methods I've ever seen. This is how N-gin bleeds his before installation.


Title: Re: S&S tappets
Post by: motorhogman on May 12, 2023, 10:07:42 AM
Love that vacuum trick. I tried that to remove moisture from a cell phone once. Used my A/C vacuum pump with the Ball jar. . Nope it didn't work.. lol 
Title: Re: S&S tappets
Post by: Coyote on May 12, 2023, 10:13:19 AM
This is what I did, over 7 years ago now, lol. Replaces the light weight oil with 20w50 and removes the air.

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