Bagged Dually
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- Joined
- Nov 12, 2011
- Posts
- 429
- Reaction score
- 12
- Location
- Joplin,Mo.
- First Name
- Kris
- Truck Year
- 1987
- Truck Model
- 3500
- Engine Size
- CUMMINS 12 valve
I pulled a bad lifter out of my little brother Tahoe last night with a 5.3L in it. We had to pull the heads to even get at the lifter. What a job that was. The bad lifter didn't want to come out and I couldn't figure out why. Little did I know what we were about to find. This thing started making a ticking noise about a month ago. It ticked for a few miles and than quit. Than last week it started the ticking noise again but this time it never went away and just kept getting louder. We figured out it was the lifter and found this catastrophic failure. The lifter took the cam with it and who knows what else. I'm really hoping the rest of the missing roller tip is in the oil pan when we get it apart. Anyone have any idea why this lifter would fail this way?? Any predictions on where we might find the roller at??
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