Craig Daliessio
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Hi everyone!
I have a 1996 SLT 5.7
The fuel injectors went out two years ago and I parked her. I'm in the process of getting her back on the road, as my daughter is driving now and needs my Volvo every day.
I've pulled the plenum and I'm installing an aftermarket MPFI spider and new regulator. I'm using the Felpro heavy duty gasket set to avoid the coolant suction issues.
I assumed I'll need to take some precautions when restarting after two years of not running at all. I've pulled the plugs and sprayed the cylinders with WD40 and then squirted some motor oil in them. I bought a drill-motor oil pump primer to prime it once I'm ready to start it up. My question is, with the lifters having sat for so long, should I pull them and soak them overnight to re-oil them? Should I just go ahead and install new lifters? (The motor has 267K on it but ran perfectly when the FI died) I'd hate to get it all back together and find out I have a lifter that won't pump up.
Any thoughts?
I have a 1996 SLT 5.7
The fuel injectors went out two years ago and I parked her. I'm in the process of getting her back on the road, as my daughter is driving now and needs my Volvo every day.
I've pulled the plenum and I'm installing an aftermarket MPFI spider and new regulator. I'm using the Felpro heavy duty gasket set to avoid the coolant suction issues.
I assumed I'll need to take some precautions when restarting after two years of not running at all. I've pulled the plugs and sprayed the cylinders with WD40 and then squirted some motor oil in them. I bought a drill-motor oil pump primer to prime it once I'm ready to start it up. My question is, with the lifters having sat for so long, should I pull them and soak them overnight to re-oil them? Should I just go ahead and install new lifters? (The motor has 267K on it but ran perfectly when the FI died) I'd hate to get it all back together and find out I have a lifter that won't pump up.
Any thoughts?
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