hydraulic or soilds for 62 pan

[sailfish]

i have torn down my pan to the frame so while the moter is out i was going to put the hydraulic lifters and push rods in and take the solid lifters and push rods .Should i go back to the stock lifters and push rods or just leave the solids

[indianut]

You should go back to Stock.

[T. Cotten]

Sailfish!

Are you certain that you have a stock cam?
You may want to put a dial indicator upon a tappet and measure the lift.
Many common replacement cams are not compatible with hydraulics.

...Cotten

[duffeycycles]

Are the bores of the lifter blocks too worn for hydraulics? oversize lifters might be necessary. That is why many went to solids

[portagepan]

I like the hydraulics in my '65. I used oversized Siftons, and they work good. Stock cam. Mike

[cdndewey]

I had solids on my 62 when I first got it. It took me about a year to come to my senses and put hydraulics back in.