LOL thats not what I meant..thats best case if you or someone else prepumped the lifters they could be @ max and cause interferance, im saying if you find the problem and you DO! have one somewhere! and your lucky you MAY be able to replace the pushrods and go you MUST find the problem first and you are probably going to have to pull the cover {I would .if it waxed all the push rods when just cranking imagine if you have the same problem and it fires up?} you have interferance somewhere ...also: you have the cam card but are you sure thats the card if from the cam thats ACTUALY installed? coilbind probably not , retainer interfearance probably not{going by the info you gave} it;s a MUST to check and recheck all the parts installed keep all the info and double check part numbers ESPECIALY if you are a first time builder parts get reboxed , mismarked , ...do the hard work and pull the timing cover if you dont find the problem up top , put the engine on TDC VIA the timing mark and post where the lobes are in relation to the piston {on number one cylinder} unless someone dicked with the retainer from stock its fine , stock lenght pushrods or what? Take a stock hyd lifter{or 2} stick it in some oil use a push rod to pump it up all the way untill it wont pump up any more pop them in , put in 2 pushrods{on number 1} rotate the engine untill intake is at max lift {begins heading down} stick a feeler guage between your springs { middle of the spring} POST your finding , AT max lift check inside the spring and make sure you have a minimum of 060 retainer to guide clearance POST your results, while your at it take an empty lifter stick it in the hole with a push rod let it bottom out place a straigh edge ot the top of the lifter mark the pushrod with a pencil or sharpie remove the rocker gear and once again place a straight edge on the same place you did previously and mark again the distance between the 2 marks is your "lifter preLoad" post your results here....Do all this before you tear in the engine and DO NOT force the engine to roll over if it gives you resistance POST YOUR FINDINGS HERE BEFORE trying again to start the engine~
