Originally Posted by
Christian
Well it‘s a bit my own fault, but I took the engine to the builder last year and had so much to do at work that the engine got stored away for some time.
Now I found time/energy to install it, and face these issues.
At first I thought the lifters are faulty, but now after changing them and finding out about the clearance issue... I‘m a bit at a loss what to do.
Engine out again is... pffff, well doable but I‘d have to buy yet another metal head gasket, invest all the labour...
That‘s why I came up with the cam regrind idea.