Breathing new life into the 318 in the Scamp!

Alright, so here's what's happening;

I called Hughes and Tim is sending me a replacement lifter.

He thinks that if the cam lobe looks the same as the others, after mic and inspection, that there is so little time on it and wear on the lifter, that it should be ok, considering it's hydraulic and it doesn't have more than a few minutes on it.

I didn't see any bent pushrods coming out, so I really don't think I did anything, but begin to misshape the lifter. True enough, if this lifter gave, the cam likely didn't.

So, crossed fingers, I'm going to get a really close look at the lobe, 360° around and if it specs, get it in break in compound again and give it another break in rev cycle.

I think I may try and fish this lifter back into it's bore through the head without a valve cover, to see how viable it is to remove and check, later on, with a simple valve cover pop and telescopic earth magnet and pushrod to release the magnet. My OCD won't let me leave it alone after I break the new one in again.

If I can actually operate a strong magnet and get it set in nicely without damaging it, I may try. I've got this screwed up lifter to practice. If nothing else and I can't, I can always check it with cyl. psi. on all 8 and if #4 is not happy, pull the intake at that point to check.

Another thing that occurred to me is that even though the old cam looked good, the old lifter may have been a different size. Unfortunately, I don't have the old lifters cataloged, so I can't mic it, but I may see if this one is slightly bigger than the other new ones I have. I may broach this bore, because I'm a little on edge with this idea.

Time to jump in, goggles on and see if it flies!