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Old Aug 2, 2017 | 11:38 AM
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I'm nearly finished with my build and have started getting the old parts ready to sell. The previous owner told me that the lifters in the bike were Jim's HydroSolids, however when I took them out they look nothing like Jims's. Matter of fact they look more like stock lifters. Unfortunately it appears that any part numbers or logos have been wiped off after years of use. I know its a long shot but does anyone know what these lifters are just by looking at them?
 
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They look a heck of a lot like the factory lifters I just pulled out of my softail. Mine had no markings or numbers either.
 
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That's what I thought too. The only difference I could see was that the oil passage on the side had a smaller cutout around the hole than most of the OEM lifters I've seen.
 
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Uh... you are saying you want to sell someone some years old used lifters?

Just throw them away.
 
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I've never seen lifters with only one side of the body open to the roller pin... I wouldn't trust them.......
 
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