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yep flip over tap them up in bores with a aluminum stick . keeps getting things screwed up . drive them out bottom using a 1/2 aluminum stick hard part is finding a aluminum tree to get a stick from

A brass drift will work as well.

okay so after many hours of blood and sweat i manages to remove about half of them w/ vice-grips and a 2' screwdriver to lever with. now for part 2 of the battle... ugh.

Originally Posted by 78c10

okay so after many hours of blood and sweat i manages to remove about half of them:

HUH? What are you doing?

With the block sitting with the main bearing bore down, grab each lifter with a pliers and pull and twist up. This will lodge the lifter in its bore and it will stay there. It should take about 2-3 minutes wedge all 16 lifters so that they are up off the cam. Now slide the cam out. Now take any kind of rod, punch or whatever and tap the lifters through toward the bottom of the block. They will fall out on the floor if the block has no oil pan on it. This whole operation should take no more than about 5 minutes.

engine is still in the vehicle makes it very hard to turn upside down

Originally Posted by 78c10

engine is still in the vehicle makes it very hard to turn upside down

I don't think you're taking the time to read anything that is written here. This is an excerpt from the previous post I wrote to you....

"With the block sitting with the main bearing bore down"

That's the same way it is sitting in the engine bay. I said nothing about having the motor upside down. I just don't think you're reading what is written.

Thanks Louey.