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Jul 19, 2014 | 07:13 PM

Tim_Sr

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Lifter question

Awhile back I put new lifters in and I read somewhere that the holes should be pointing the same way as the old ones were, however, they were facing the timing cover side and not facing the cam plate. Seems to me they should be facing the cam plate.

My question is are they in wrong ? Should the holes be facing the cam plate or the timing cover side?

Jul 19, 2014 | 07:46 PM

scrapedfinish

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Havent done it myself but until someone else chimes in, can tell u
the (2000 dyna) service manual agrees with you "Install lifters.. with the oil hole on the inboard side and the flats on the lifters facing forward and rearward."

Jul 20, 2014 | 05:09 PM

Tim_Sr

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Thx scraped for your info and hard to believe 60+ people looked and no one knows or wants to give an answer to this

Jul 20, 2014 | 05:14 PM

Stiggy

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I read somewhere (and if you look at the groove that surrounds the lifter,) you'll see that you can run them either pointing in or out. But I put mine in the way the old ones came out and that happens to be pointing in toward the cam plate.

Jul 20, 2014 | 08:05 PM

deuce_streetbob

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i would give you an answer, but i truthfully can't remember which way i put the holes, lol. i remember searching to find the answer though, so search may be your best friend.