I removed the cam gear cover and 2 cams came out with it .....now when I put things back in ,it seems like something is jacked up is this normal ?
I took the rocker box off ,put the cams in there proper place but when I tighten the rocker box the valve is depressed slightly even if the lifters are on the base circle ?

Yeah. The lifters are bleeding down. Tighten the rocker box little by little and don't turn the engine until you have made and smoked a rolie...

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ok so tightening the boxes slowly will make the lifters bleed off ?
then I should do one cylinder at a time put the lifters on the centerline and tighten that cylinder, let it bleed and then do the other one the same way ?

thanks

Have a look in the How To for Adam's cut down cam cover, it describes the process there...

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Glad I'm not the only one. Only 2 though? I had three fall on the floor.

so did you have the same problem putting things back in ? I'm still waiting for new gaskets should be here Friday .

I had a look at the cut down cam cover but didn't see anything about the lifters having to bleed down.

I found this...

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Here is some discussion on the subject

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3344&p=42564&hilit=Lifter+bleed#p42564

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Thanks pasha that's what I wanted to know