Originally Posted by Tadd442
Towards the bottom, ya. I would imagine that way they hole would be blocked by the bore. So what do you suppose the purpose of the hole is?

It's a drain. The lifter has to stick out the bottom of the bore enough that the cam lobe doesn't hit the block. It's easy enough to check if the cam and lifters are still in the block and the oil pan is off.
Jerry


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