Anyone with any Shnieder cam experience?  Has anyone used the Schnieder 256F profile cam?  My 292 (C2AE) lifters look fine but is it totally taboo to reuse them with a new cam?  Must they break in together?  Comp cams has a lifter set for the y-block has anyone used them with another cam?

No Schneider cam experience here for a Y-Block but have used them in Flatheads.  Regarding using used lifters, it’s not totally taboo but it is risky to swap lifters around even on the same camshaft much less moving them to another camshaft.  Especially if the valve spring pressure is increased to cover expectations of higher rpms.  The Y is even more difficult to change out the lifters than the mainstream engines so if there is a failure, it's a bunch more work to change out the parts required.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

I have been reading about all the lifter issues and such.  Was also wondering if the later engines (C2AE)maybe had better parts.  The block I have is still stock bore and crank measures stock too.  So this motor appears untouched  possibly so thought maybe a set of good stock OE lifters would be a good choice maybe.  Using a mild cam and not a rev motor so figured use stock springs.

I am so down on the offshore junk being peddled these days that I prefer used lifters and let these guys reface them.



www.mizpahprecision.com/

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

I just got a set of lifters back resurfaced by http://www.oregoncamshaft.com/  Very nice people and nice work. $4.00 a lifter and usps priority mail of about $6.00 each way and about a week from when I sent them. Tim Mcmaster told me about them.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

Do the lifters have the same hardness after regrinding as before?

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Mike

I don't have the instrument to measure the hardness, but there is very small amount of material being removed. As long as it is not overheated when grinding there should not be a problem. Think of it like grinding valves, it does not change the metalergy. You could email them and ask, they are friendly.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

Tim: Ted: The more I read about this cam lifter thing, the more fear I have. I bought the cam and lifters off E bay, so i`m not sure what I`ve got. What worries me, is when I kicked that pushrod at Columbus. Was that the begining of lifter cam failure? Or did I just have brainfade when I set the valves? I`ve got 39 runs on the motor now, John Mummert thinks if it was going to fail, it would have by now. What do you guys think?        

Greg Dietrich Mt.Morris Il

I've seen lots of pushrods bent or lost on Y-blocks without additional cam or lifter damage. I think you got lucky on this one. As I recall didn't the rocker arm have a problem that caused the push rod to jump?

I would think if the cam or lifter was damaged you would have see more trouble by now. What kind of times are you turning now that you've had a chance to dial things in? Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

The last time I raced, it ran good. The last run, was run was Oct 10. On 11.43 dial, I broke out with "41". My slack 0.53 did`nt get it done against my scub "buddys" 0.13.  I`m just a worrier. I`m not beyond whipping this motor out and changing lifters, just to feel safe.

Greg Dietrich Mt.Morris Il