Hello Everyone,

I am new to this site and appreciate any and all information that anyone can offer. I have a 1967 Oldsmobile Toranado 425 cu in engine that we are rebuilding. I am in need of two lifters that are of a different bore diameter. The stock lifter diameter for this engine is .921 in. But... we have two lifters on this engine that have a diameter of .931 in. I am assuming that from factory if a lifter bore was misbored they just oversize the bore .010 oversize. There is a paint marking of .010 next to the oversized bores in the block valley. Therefore there is 2 lifters that have the .931 in diameter lifters and the rest have the stock .921 in diameters. So that being said, does anyone know where I can locate lifters available with the .931 in diameter? I know they have sleeves one can over bore and press them in to accomodate a stock lifter. But, if I can find 2 .931 in lifters it would be much easier.
Thank you all for any information.
DMiller

 

I dont know if this will help in your search but the GM part number is (was) 5232436

That is from a 1972 GM parts book. Very last line on this page:
http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=84662

 

I assume you rebuilt the engine and need new lifters. If you still have the old lifters you can have them reground.

 

Thanks for the replies. I am the second person on this project. Prior to me they had 3 bad lifters. Therefore they installed all new lifters in this 1967 Olds Toranado 425 motor which stock lifters are .921 in. Realizing that 2 lifter bores were machined out .010 in. over, things went together. Not to bore anyone with a long story, but now we have it and the old lifters were thrown. If I just had the old lifter bodies I could transfer the inner components to make it work. As you mentioned, I also could have had them polished. Anyway Oldsmobile made oversized lifters for them back in the day. I am just hoping someone out there may have 2 NOS .931 lifters out there. Another note I do have a contact that makes sleeves to machine into the block which requires machining, but an oversized lifter would be much easier. I'm still searching.
Again, Thank you all
DMiller

 

Try these guys…I remember a .937 maybe?