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woodz428,

I did forget to mention that we thought maybe a lifter hadn't pumped up and was possibly causing the problem but we discounted this since that problem would allow the valve to seat completely rather than holding it open. It is also unlikely that all the lifters on one side of the motor were experiencing the same problem while the other side was fine.

Regarding the pushrods/adjustments all is the same as when the engine was originally built. The car has 23K miles on it since new and experienced no major problems when disassembled.