Tuts, I did replace the lifters with cam. I have reused lifters before too, but had one eat a good cam and after that I always replace em.
This thing has rattled for a long time and I just chocked it up to timing. The day I was moving to Michigan is when it sounded like it dropped a lifter. In a panic I ran down to my old hotrod supplier and grabbed a new cam. I expected to see a lobe ground off or a 'cupped' lifter.......NOTHING!
After a world record time for cam install, It was still doing it. The only thing that changed was now my wallet was lighter. I even had my buddy who is a GM master mechanic come over and take a look . He double checked my timing, readjusted the valves, drove it, checked the timing chain, readjusted the timing again and was scratching his head too. It ran great by itself. But as soon as I hooked my trailer to it.....CHATTERING LIKE H#LL! My trailer is only 1400#s and maybe had another 1000 on it. As long as I ease into the throttle, it's fine until I reach about 2500 rpms. If I stand on in from a dead stop, valves float.
This is fun aint it?
