Dear Mooe;
Ya know; As cheap and easy (as it is now)
just install a whole new lifter set.
Patrick's will have them 'in sock'.
Then wait till your ready to "fire it up"
before you install the rocker assembly.
Priming the pump and turning it over (plugs
out) would help too.
Good luck.
PS: No there's never a "gap" between the
lifter and camshaft. That's another story.
