oemoilleaks
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Yes, you can reuse the flywheel bolts.
It's unlikely that it jammed suddenly but you never know.
Are you using the IPD lifters that came in the big bore kit? I had one fail on me many years ago. The pushrod punched through the seat in the lifter. This was before they sold Isky lifters and I think the kit you bought is from that era.
I always grind the sides of the tang on the oil pump drive when using a reinforcing ring so that it slips in and out nice and easy.
You can adjust the end play by tapping the bushing in the block up or down. Just make sure you don't bugger up the hole. I had a drift made out of aluminum to prevent damage to the bushing.
I was wondering about the lifter myself. I had meant to ask you if you remembered what the failure looked like, and if you were able to tell from just removing the valve cover. I couldn't tell if any pushrod had dropped, but there were no loose rockers.
I do have a fair amount of wiggle in the tube from the oil pump to the block but it's a lateral wiggle, not a vertical one where it could be coming out and going back in. I'm hoping to get a few hours in the garage this weekend so I can properly go through and check end play on the crank and cam, ensure that the timing gears haven't come loose some how, and check torque on the big end and the rod bearings, and then when all of that turns out to be normal have a good ol' cry.