lifters noisey at start up

[jomoper]

My Dart has a mildly built 360 in it with a summit camshaft/lifters and a stock volume oil pump.Since it sits a lot and only gets started maybe a couple times a month the lifters are fairly noisey for the first few seconds of start up.After the oil pressure comes up it runs smooth.Should I be concerned?Could this be damaging the lifters or pushrods?
Thanks for your opinions /advice .

 

[70aarcuda]

lifters bleed down after setting for awhile...as long as they stop clacking after oil pressure comes up...

 

[TrailBeast]

Pretty much all hydraulic lifter motors do exactly that, and it is totally normal.
It's actually normal for them to do that for a couple of seconds if you run it every day.

 

[jomoper]

Thanks for the input.kinda what my gut told me. I may be being a bit overly cautious as the last engine I built wiped a cam lobe at start up. I don't remember my old 318 having any lifter noise except for on really cold mornings.