OK, I'm fantastically stupid. Do the lifters come out the top of the engine or the bottom? If they come out of the bottom, how can they come out before the cam? If they come out of the top, how is that possible (I don't recall that the hole that the pushrods go down is big enough).
Sorry for the lack of knowledge, but this really is puzzling me.
BTW, bob308, I agree that I should disassemble the entire motor, and at least do a full re-ring (plus verify that all the bores are OK). Not to worry, I'll do it right
C-Dan, it's not the fuel pump (I had already removed it) I believe it was a lifter problem, but I'm still struggling with how that can be avoided.
