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Old 05-19-2016, 04:00 AM   #59
rah rah 986
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA View Post
When you pump them up by hand, as they become full, they feel solid, because the oil is not compressible, but this may bleed off over time if left to sit as the oil drains off. Because of their design, the oil has to go in and out thru the same opening.
Does it then mean that, if a lifter that has been out of a car for an extended period of time and remains rigid, there is a problem with that lifter since it did not drain down and become compressible again?
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