Well, that too is possible long-term, but not for right now, I'm afraid.

However, circumstances right now dictate that this can't be done. The car is outside and suffering in the elements (it's going to snow, too), and the engine is in an unheated garage.

I need the lifter because I simply don't have the timeframe to strip the block down and send it to a machinist. It's an impossibilty now.

I could outline the situation, but the short story is the car has to move, now, and under it's own power, just so I can put it away for the winter