Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines Noisy lifters?

Gentlemen,
Thank you for all your responses. I am still trying to locate the offending lifter(s). Would there be any negative consequences if I were to remove both push rods from a cylinder and start the engine to see if removing those eliminated the noise. If those two did not eliminate the noise, then reinstall them, and move to another cylinder and repeat? I know this is a lot of work, however I cannot think of another way to isolate the cylinder.
Ken