i am trying to do the easy things first and double check my valvetrain work to see if that was the problem. I cant just wait to find a dead lifter without ordering parts. Thats a few more days that ill be without a car since i cant get anything locally. I have to change the springs and its not a bad idea to change the lim so buying all that stuff is Worth it imho. to eliminate the valvetrain parts i think spending a few hundred is not a bad thing. I will be checking the lifters for oil next. If oil is not comi g out all of the rods then what could that be other than an oil pump or filter?