Well I did the second one, using the drill and turned the oilpump till the oil cam out of the rockers.
So can air still get trapped under the check valve inside the lifter? Seems like they would be soft if that happens. the way it behaves is that they don't bleed down good enough. Pump up solid and stay that way. Maybe running it for longer time will loosen them up.
I took each one completely apart and cleaned it very carefully and put them back together.
I will try the 1/4 turn and see what happens.
Yes it is a stock cam, I didn't remove it, just left it in there, don't have the cash to get a new one at this time.
I'll take my chances with the oil pump, with good lube you don't have to worry about things wearing out so easy. they have reduced wear additves in regular modern oil due to environmental reasons so one has to use an oil that is exempt from that and still has the wear additives. So I am not worried about the distributor gear, I'll have plenty of protection on that high pressure area then.
