I used a torque wrench. I also used loctite. The torquewrench I used was one of those cheapy $20 ones though. It clicks when it gets to the torque, no dial. Would they tick if they were over torqued?

 

It will click AT the torque setting, you can still keep tightning though, it doesnt stop, just clicks to let you know youre there.

 

I used the air technique and the piston technique. (I didnt take a one way valve out of the hose coupler and there was no pressure in the cylinder at all. I got totally lucky that the piston was there to catch it. Strangely enough, the valves were held up quite a bit just by the seal.

 

I do know that. I was just telling what kind of torque wrench it was.

 

I turn the engine to TDC do two cylinders (two will be at TDC at the same time) rotate 90* then do two more, etc etc. You can line up the cam dots for #1 and ??. I used to know what 2 were next, but now I just stick a rod down the spark plug hole and see if the piston is up, or not.

 

Could someone give more information on the collapsed lifter issue?

 

Means the lifter isnt pumping up all of the way with oil. Im not sure how to fix it....other than pulling the heads and replacing the bitch. What causes a collapsed lifter?

 

How many miles?

Did you change the oil pump?

 

I have heard that if you put a new higher lift cam on old lifters that it can cause issues. I had an intermittent tapping issue for awhile too, would come and go, and eventually it went and never came back. Mine would start tapping while cruising on the freeway or whatever, but as soon as I brought the engine back down to idle it would go away.

 

here's my old thread about it

https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...hlight=tapping