i found the original roller lifters that came in my vortec 305.

i was wondering if i could use them,
all but one has a little surface rust, they all roll really smothly and nice (no dirt or anything inside the bearing) all in all theyre pretty clean...

i just wanted to know how i could clean them? soak them in something maybe?

thanks

 

you could try a little WD-40 and very fine emory cloth for light surface rust but if they are pitted get some from the junkyard they are cheep enough

 

alright ill try that.
thanks

is there any way to know, just to make sure, if they are going to work properly before theyre put in?

 

if they roll freely and no binding on the plungers you should be good

 

I did this on my last motor I built. Saved $400 from not buying nice new rollers!!! Sweet, beer money!

Used rollers went bad and blew up my new $5000 engine. Not sweet.

Not worth it, in my opinion.

 

LSX lifters work
Cheap insurance @ $132
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/NAL-12499225/

 

you may be OK but again, do you want to do it correctly?

I always replace the lifters. If it's full rebuild time then it's full rebuild time.

It's the old "ounce of prevention vs a pound of cure"

 

yeah youre right. i rebuilt the motor about 6 months ago, and i overeved it and ruined a lifter, so i was thinking of going roller if i could do it cheap.

though im being constantly reminded to not do cheap things by my car itself haha
i get cheap stuff it breaks or doesnt work.

anyways thanks for the advice guys