Alright guys, feel a little like I've been wasting time, but then again what better do I have to be doing this time of year. Sure enough, I peered down into the lifter holes and noticed the little wire pieces that are visible on the hydraulic lifters. After readjusting the valves I noticed I was having a difficult time getting #1's pushrods to fully tighten. As I would adjust them and move to the next valve in sequence they would loosen to the point of spinning again. I tightened a couple times and noticed I was virtually bottomed out on the adjuster nut on the rocker arm. I'm wondering if this means I have some worn out lifters. If this is the case I am contemplating a whole new cam swap or swap to a 200 engine and go from there. There are some options but at this point I'm curious what y'all might think about the valve train....