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Old 08-21-2006, 07:42 PM
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Default Re: engine tapping

Originally Posted by lochmoy
Ingenious...I was envisioning the type of lifters in the old V-8’s that lost oil pressure and clattered away until they pumped up. Thanks for the info.
Well they are pretty much the same and do have to pump up after they have been standing and the oil has drained down.