lifters solid or

how do i tell what kind of lifter i need for my 318 solid or hydraulic

Pull the valve cover. If the rocker arms are stamped steel and almost as wide as they are long with no adjusting screws on the pushrod end, you have a hydraulic cam and lifters. If the rockers are cast and are sorta skinny with adjusting screws on the pushrod end, you have a solid cam and lifters. Also the end of the pushrod will be a ball on hydraulic and a cup on solids. Having said that, it's not a good idea to put new lifters on a used cam. It greatly shortens the life of the cam lobe...