Glenn,
As far as noise, when you reassemble the lifters make sure the oil feed hole in the body and plunger aligned. The manual says to insert a suitable pin through both holes, fill assembly with oil and install pushrod seat and spring retainer. Press down on seat, remove pin and your ready to install.
Also I would pull the side cover, remove the spark plugs and turn the engine by hand and watch the lifters go up and down. I would then line the ball up at #1 TDC, watching #1 lifters to make sure they are on the base circle of the camshaft(both valves closed). At this point the push rod seat(plunger cap) on the lifter should be almost touching the lock clip at the top of the lifter. This is 0 lash + 1/4 turn. At 0 lash it would be touching the clip, at 0 lash + 1 1/4 turn it would be in the center of the lifter.
Also, is your block casting # 3835692 and your head # 3835908.
- Tom
