Headswap, now ticking!

Hey guys,

Just did my headswap with cams, and it started ticking yesterday w/ about 50 miles on it

It sounds just like a lifter, in fact, i'm 90% sure that it's a lifter on the left bank, the sound varies with rpm, and gets pretty loud over 2k.

I was just driving along (i'm not lying!!) when it started tapping, so I stopped and listened to it, and have continued to nurse it around under 2k rpm's since then for about 20 miles or less.

Now here's what i'm wondering, is this plausible? A brand new ford lifter sticks, or blows with 50 miles on it?

I'm wondering if the combination of a slightly higher valve lift along stiffer comp cams springs could have spelled doom for this poor little lifter?

I probably wasn't as easy on the car the first 50 miles as I should have, but i wasn't tearing the rear end out of the car.

I also did the "long screwdriver like a stethescope thing" but had a hard time deciphering where the sound was exactly from.

Anyone had this problem with a lifter, mostly a newer one?

Opinions here guys?

Thanks!
Lance

any one else had a lifter poop out on them?

what do you mean by "base circle"?