jeepsr4ever wroteWell you know how it is...check for exhaust leak and check lifter face.
Take a look at the link, check the pic of what I found. I did pull the intake, all lifters pulld right out on the end of a screwdriver, all faces looked good. I think what I found was in there from someone else having it apart and leaving extra parts. I had never been in this motor before, bought it with the tick, I could hear it rolling over with the starter last time I started it and had to keep priming the carb.
