Pre-soliciting Introduction

Thanks for the info. I do know that the cutoff for mechanical lifters was 1981+. I have the last year of solid, so considering I have the clacky noise, I guess that's a good thing. I already tested the lifters for give as soon as I got the valve cover off, so I think I'm good there.

I was able to score a Chilton's for the '76-'80 Aspen/Volare for $2.50 on eBay, not realizing it was actually the original printing of the book. Was kinda surprised to see this miniature sized Chilton's circa 1982 book show up in my mailbox. Has a lot of great info in there to point me in the right direction as far as surface components to check out before I start going hogwild.