My 351 has been sitting for about a month out of the car.I didnt turn it over or anything while it was out and on the engine stand. Should the flat tappet lifters still be pumped up when i go to start it now?The motor has about 3,000 miles on it.IF there not pumped up still or one isnt what should i listen for?I'm thinking it should be fine as for it has set for 2-3 weeks without being started in the past and all is good then. peace
I put a new cam in my 84 engine that was a flat tapped motor and had a cam failure and lost the engine because of the wrong oil. I did not know that the regular motor oil could not protect a flat tapped lifters. you must use oil with zinc in it like valvoline racing oil.