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When I removed the solid lifters from my 1955 chevy 235, I set them aside to be cleaned at a later date. A rooky mistake, I did not mark the position they were removed from. When cleaning them, I noticed one lifter had a small hole going thru it, near the bottom.It also had a small hole running up thru the center. Can anyone tell me why that is like that and where it would go in the lifter lineup.The engine is out of a 1954-1955 1/2 ton PU with 3 speed trans.
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The holes are for oil. Direction of the hole changes as the lifter spin around when the engine is running.
Gene Schneider
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As far as I know the oil holes are in the side and there should be no holes towards the camshaft. If I am correct I would be examining the camshaft closely for correct shape and lift as the wear on the lifter will have reshaped the cam.
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IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE THE HOLES FACE AS THE LIFTERS SPIN AROUND WEN THE CAMSHAFT IS TRUNING. 
Gene Schneider
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The hole in the lifter is for oil makes sense, but what I don't understand why there is only one lifter with the holes. The other 11 have no holes. Should all the solid lifters have holes?
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That one is a later replacement. It was a running change made in the'50's.
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