Hydraulic Lifters

[Guest shiner]

Question. Can hydraulic lifters be installed in a 1954 Packard

327 eight cylinder. Currently has mechanical ones.

Thanks in advance for your help.

BHH

[HH56]

I have gone the other way so know complete assy's will physically fit. Believe there is a cam difference though. You might ask your question at packardinfo.com. There are some good engine guys who post over there & should be able say if there would be a problem.

[Guest JT]

Due to the different lobe designs in hydraulic and solid lifter cams mixing lifter types is generally not a good idea. If you are going to change to hydraulic lifters you should also change to a hydraulic type cam.

[Guest cben09]

Does this engine have an oil gallery to feed the lifters???,,,Ben

[Ozstatman]

Have a look at these threads over on the PackardInfo site.

Packard Motor Car Information - 51Packard's....51 Packard [Packard Forums - Project Blogs] - Start at Post #113

And - Packard Motor Car Information - Side Tracked by a '51 Packard [Packard Forums - Post-War (1946-54)] From Post #17

May be of help.

[Rusty_OToole]

Most people go the other way because solids are better. If they are adjusted properly they should be dead silent and stay that way for the life of the car, but they need to be checked and reset every 20000 or 30000 miles.

[Guest shiner]

Thanks all for the great response to my inquiry. Very much

appreciated.

Shiner