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Fix niosy lifter?

   
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Old 07-27-2011, 10:42 AM
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Fix niosy lifter?
93 f150 5.0
Could I squirt PB blaster into the top of the pushrod and tap on it to free the lifter?
 
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Old 07-27-2011, 11:43 AM
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You'd probably do more harm than good. I'd trade a quart of engine oil for MMO, or have the engine professionally flushed at a shop that uses BG products.
 
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Old 07-27-2011, 12:35 PM
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thanks, steve, for your fast reply. You're one of the members I respect the most. Any idea as to cost of flush?
 
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