I don`t know crap about small blocks . that being said, why do u have to pull one head to remove the lifters, why cant u just remove the intake and pull them out ?????
My apologies ... it was a Edelbrock head in which require lifting out of the way so the lifters can be inserted in the bores. Most of the time iron heads have enough room to squeeze the lifter into place. I've edited my post.
