3V Lifter Installation

[michael.konor]

Bored on leave today, and decided to disassembly a complete LH/RH set of heads I had sitting on a shelf. Noticed that the oil holes in the lifters (AKA Hydraulic Lash Adjusters) were all over the place in relation to the center oil gallery.

In my previous Ford push-rod engines, we aligned the holes 180* opposite the oil gallery. Looked through both my digital and Ford Workshop Manual and there isn't a reference either way.

180* Out? 90*? Other? Does it really matter?

 

[AnotherS197GT]

When I replaced mine, I just threw em all in and had no oiling issues that I was aware of. Everything looked great on tear down.

 

[ArtQ]

Those were roller engines. Mod motor doesn't matter.