Can you document the process on a board somewhere. Either mine or some other.

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Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Success!  After I "deflated" that lifter and a couple others, engine runs 
>smoothly, making only normal diesel noises.
>
>Now I've got to replace the injection pump seal ring (remove pump), put it all 
>back together, clear away all the "stuff" that has gradually been silting 
>on/under/behind the car in the garage, and it will drive the road again.
>-- 
>Max Dillon
>Charleston SC
>'95 E300
>'87 300TD
>
>Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Right.  And I would not be nearly as concerned about the fit/finish 
>>on the top of the valve, as the valve and lifter will wear smooth. 
>>it is a WAY much smaller surface area.  The rotator will see to it 
>>that the valve stem is flat as it wears.
>>
>>When the effect of the rotator is factored in, the entire face of the 
>>lifter is swept by the cam lobe.  It would have to be done on a 
>>surface grinder then polished.
>>
>>I'd take a dremel to the valve, but I'd never touch the lifter with 
>>the intent of grinding.
>>
>>>Max,
>>>   What Loren is concerned about is the finish on the lifter after you
>>>resurface it.  It needs to be a perfectly smooth, perpendicular
>>surface or
>>>it will destroy your cam.  You are not going to get that finish and
>>>precision by hand.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>On Sep 20, 2012 11:27 AM, "Max Dillon" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>
>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Loren,
>>>>
>>>>  I'm doubtful I could grind a flat, perpendicular surface on the
>>valve stem
>>>>  without a jig of some sort. I've got twelve extra lifters to play
>>with.
>>>>
>>>>  Maybe I could glue a stone to the face of a lifter, install stone
>>down,
>>>>  rotate with a drill, measure and repeat as required...
>>>>
>>>>  --
>>>>  Max Dillon
>>>>  Charleston SC
>>>>  '95 E300
>>>>  '87 300TD
>>>>
>>>>  Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  >>Lifters and Wells were not touched by the shop, they are used. 
>>I'm
>>>>  >>with you on the simple/cheap!  Really hope this problem can be
>>>>  >>solved without pulling the head off.
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >>I'm wondering if the face of the lifter can be ground down to
>>>>  >>compensate for a too-tall valve stem.
>>>>  >>--
>>>>  >>Max Dillon
>>>>  >>Charleston SC
>>>>  >>'95 E300
>>>>  >>'87 300TD
>>>>  >
>>>>  >grinding and polishing the lifter top would have to be done in a
>>>>  >machine shop or you will be buying a new camshaft soon  (and
>>probably
>>>>  >redoing the head).  It would be better, easier to grind the valve
>>>>  >top, if it is too tall.  Have you found the max valve protrusion
>>in
>>>>  >the book?  measure that, and if it is out of spec, I think you can
>>>>  >grind it in the head if you are careful.
>>>>  >
>>>>  >Assuming the protrusion is too tall:
>>>>  >
>>>>  >Machine shop should be paying time and materials.  But you may
>>have
>>>>  >to do as they say to collect.
>>>>  >
>>>>  >Machine shop aside:
>>>>  >Wrap/cover everything in shop rags.  Then grind away.  May require
>>a
>>>>  >dremel for access.
>>>>  >
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