[demian5]

Pull valve cover and ID the culprit.

I dodged a bullet by adding about half a pint of marvel mystery oil to the engine and poured right down onto the lifter.

I then started the engine every few days and let it get almost to operating temp.

Then one day it free'd itself, I adjusted the rocker and we live happily ever after.

the cause of my issue on my rebuilt low-mile 327 (that gets driven once every couple of months) was lack of oil changes (since the car sits). It was about 3 years since the last one. Ill have to do it for time and not miles from now on.