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Old Jan 25, 2020 | 06:43 AM
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The body.. The service wear limit is .003" for lifter fit to the bore of the lifter block.. As far as I know the lifter diameter is .842".
 

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91-99 were the same, larger diameter .903. in 2000 they went to the .842......
 
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There’s two size lifters.92and .842
 
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91-99 are the .903, 2000 and later are the smaller .842. all the lifters in one engine are the same size not a mix of the 2. if your engine cases are 91-99 you use the larger diameter .903....if your engine cases are 2000 and later ( i dont know what year this stops at) the lifers are the .842. hope that clears that up.
early (first and second gen) twin cam lifters are of the .842 variety.
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
The body.. The service wear limit is .003" for lifter fit to the bore of the lifter block.. As far as I know the lifter diameter is .842".
I should of said for the big wheel.. never messed with the latter..
 
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