Just a heads up for those with a 1 piece solid valley pan.
I had a tick in my valve train and while chasing it down, noticed (for the second time) the lifters on passenger side were bleed down. This was after running the engine and letting it sit just long enough to cool down. I do not think they should have bleed off that quickly. So I decided I would change them out, no big deal, right?
Engine in car (440), headers, etc. Removed carb, intake....what the heck? How do I get in there?
I have to remove the heads?
Indy heads with the 1 piece valley cover.
Probably should have removed a motor mount to remove headers. Since I did not, I had to jack the car up to get the headers sticking straight up. Pulled the pass head first, removed valley plate, and replaced lifters and was able to get to the drivers side too. That was a relief to not have to pull both heads. Cleaned up head gasket area and reinstalled, re-torqued, put everything back in and changed oil. Just waiting for a fuel pressure regulator (pressure was at 9 psi) to start it up and go have fun.
