318 budget build

I think my problem is in the hydraulic roller lifter, I think there's play in the lifter when the push rod it not pressing it down with the rocker arm torque. So this is what I'm going to try, with the rocker arm assembled torqued to spec, true tdc found, I'm going to go off the tip of the valve retainer @ .050 lift record that number down, then .050 lift going the other direction record that number, add em divide by two see what I get.