[Verdoro 68]

Originally Posted by PontiacHO

Leave it alone. Rent a U-Haul car trailer to pull it through the desert. Enjoy it at the destination-drags. Tow it home.

As practical as that is, he really wants to drive has car on a road trip. He's been talking about it since we bought the car. We're also limited on tow vehicles. Following in my daily would probably be the best option.

Originally Posted by b-man

Surely by now the original cam has at least one or two lobes going flat.

Waste of time putting new lifters on a worn out original cam.

You're probably right. I was more concerned about a new lifter wiping a lobe and taking the whole engine out, but I'm sure the cam is on it's last legs. I also don't really want to drop a new cam in a 100k mile engine unless I'm going to go through the whole thing.

Originally Posted by steve25

I would pull that noisy lifter out and take it apart to, 1) see how much play the push rod plunger might have in the body and if varnish might be restricting the movement of the plunger, and 2) see if there’s any crap in it .

This is probably the most practical place to start in terms of the valve train - take it apart, inspect and clean the lifters, and put it back exactly as it was.