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Thanks guys,
I probably should have said "ask where/who makes them', The first set I put in had no identification on the tye-bar, this set says Comp Cams and has an arrow pointing up. Doesn't mean much. I'm sure Comp and the rest of them put tenders out to have them manufactured, I'm sure they don't pic the highest bid, most likely the cheapest.
I'm also quite sure the guys who do the job make them for a lot of suppliers and just put a different logo on the tye-bar, if they use one at all. Both sets came in the identical box. Instructions were the same except the first sheet said to set 1/8-1/4 turn pre-load and the second sheet said to use 1/2 turn. The cheapest are probably not the best.
I looked all over them for some kind of a manufacturers mark but no luck, can't tell you who made them.
Crower says they lead the market in manufacturing high quality rollers. That doesn't quite say they actually make them in-house.

When I had the trouble with the first set the so-called tech rep at comp kept telling me to increase the pre-load 1/8 to 1/4 to 1/2 to 1 to 1-1/2 to 2. 2? I told him if I wanted solid lifter I would have bought solid lifters. When we got to 2 I new they didn't know what they were talking about or trying to cover up for a bad batch of lifters. I phoned Dave and he said the valves wouldn't close at 2, he replaced them and fought with comp himself for replacements. has more clout with them than I as he buys gobs of stuff from them.

The lifter body itself looks new, no marks or scrapes as does the lifter bore.

Camshaft looks good, bearings are shot, I may be able to micro polish out the light marks on the rod journals and the number three main, I will try to polish the scratches on the pistons, touch and go there. May be calling Ross for a new set. Oh boy! I think I ca bottle hone out the marks on the cylinder walls. Other than the lifter and bearings, the pistons took the worst damage. But I havn't taken the valves out yet, I'm kinda worried about the valve guides.

So plan is to put in a solid roller with Crower lifters and rockers. Maybe I'll win a lottery or picking up beer bottles out of the ditches may help. I'm sure Comp isn't going to pitch in.


Al
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Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 08/26/17 08:06 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. oldskool 08/27/17 12:20 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. oldskool 08/27/17 04:19 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. bigchief 08/27/17 02:07 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 08/28/17 06:29 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bob S. 08/28/17 07:12 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 08/28/17 10:09 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 08/28/17 10:45 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. bigchief 08/29/17 03:06 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 08/29/17 02:33 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 08/29/17 02:56 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. bigchief 08/29/17 04:37 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. rohrt 09/01/17 08:17 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. bigchief 09/02/17 03:29 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. bill v 09/02/17 04:21 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 09/03/17 02:44 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Firebob 09/04/17 05:11 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 10/05/17 11:54 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/18/17 06:09 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. oldskool 11/19/17 12:52 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Firebob 11/19/17 02:55 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/19/17 04:43 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Firebob 11/19/17 04:56 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. oldskool 11/19/17 05:43 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Neill 11/19/17 06:03 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/19/17 06:03 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. oldskool 11/20/17 12:45 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. oldskool 11/20/17 01:26 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/19/17 06:28 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Neill 11/19/17 09:40 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/19/17 10:11 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/20/17 04:10 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/20/17 04:13 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. USMC_Ordy 11/21/17 01:46 AM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/22/17 12:37 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. oldskool 11/24/17 06:38 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 11/25/17 04:29 PM
Re: Comp hydraulic rollers failing again. Bluebird428 07/06/25 05:32 PM
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