Did I wipe a lobe or ???

440seven said

Thanks for all the input guys. I’m gonna year back into it hopefully this evening. If I can clear my workload. I’ll try and get a good measurement on lifts first. My lifters aren’t squishy at all (which may could be a problem??) figures they were just pumped up. I’ll cut open filter as well and check all my header bolts for tightness.

On those pushrods I’m pretty certain the rub marks are from my run. If you can see the pic in first post notice the rotational marks instead of vertical marking, what would this indicate?

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The lifters rotate when the engine is running, and the push rods can too. So your pushrods are rubbing on the heads. Hence the rotational marks. Run (idle) the engine with the valve covers off, and use a short piece of hose held up to your ear. Hold the other end near each rocker arm pushrod, and find the source of the noise. It will be quite obvious, as the sound will come thru loud and clear thru the hose. I use a short piece of garden hose. Fuel line works too. You will need to grind or file away some metal around the push rod holes to fix it.