[johnd9]

Thanks Mr. Fixit.

I just got off the phone with the engine guy and he said he rotated the lifters in the bore with his fingers, that he ran his finger around the inside of each and they were smooth, also that the lifters cam out easy from the old ones and the new ones went in easy. Used the red colored engine building lube and really lubed the lifters and the cam prior to putting the thing back together.....to me it sounds like either the taper on the cam or the radius on the lifter was wrong, what do you think?

Also, they are still in pretty good shape although not usable now so I am sending them to a really reputable shop here that can measure the taper and the radius. If it comes back that they arent sufficient (thus that the grind was poor), should the cam shop replace the parts free of charge? I dont know how things work in this industry....

Thanks again for everything!

J