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The lifters that were in the engine when you bought it, and the new ones have no oil to the rockers correct?
What did the lobes on the cam look like?
Correct - both the lifters that came out and the lifters that went in today don't have any oil to the rockers.
However, before all this went to heck, I did witness the old lifters delivering oil, before flow gave out entirely.
Lobes on the cam look like new. No galling or anything, just the usual change in color where the rollers spin. Believe me, it's not that. These things haven't pumped up at all - you can press the rocker and move the spring in the lifter a good 1/8" if not more.
I highly suspect the gallery got plugged with something. Just don't know what or where.