Yeah, it's a bummer! It could be wear on the cam, but when reusing lifters on a cam you MUST put the lifters back in the holes they came out of! Otherwise you have to use new lifters. Even then if the cam is worn much there could be problems with no rotation. Frank Swygert Publisher, American Motors Cars _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list