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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 | Hello everyone. I'm a retired GI thats attending the auto mechancis class at my local community tech college. I'm rebuilding the 235 engine in my 59 Chev 1/2 ton. The crank is out of tolerance. But that's easy, I'm sending that to be ground. But the cam lobes are worn and starting to pit on the edges. I called the supplier my instructor usually uses. They can get me a new cam, but it doesn't come with the followers or lifters. The guy said they haven't made those lifters in about 5 years. Could anyone recommend a trusted and good quality source of a new cam with followers and lifters? | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 166 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2006 Posts: 166 | I got my cam from http://www.patricksantiquecars.com/Phil is the owner's son I believe and he is very enthusiatic about inline 6 engines. I have found that everyone has their opinion and he is no different, but he did not steer me wrong. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 |
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 331 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 331 | Didn't the later 235's in trucks,such as the 59 use hydraulic lifters?
Samantha | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Not according to the shop manual, specs are still listed for solids. V8s were hydraulic, though.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | As Bill stated above, all truck 216/235/261 engines had mechanical (solid) lifters. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | How much swappin' around of different can be done and is it benificial? The early power glide cams seemed to offer a little more power than those in the trucks. Using a solid lifter with a hydralic cam shouldn't present any problems, I wouldn't go the other way around though.
Does Patrick's offer stock cams besides the performace cams they sell?
Denny G
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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