[George Bongert]

Hello again!

Your lifters were never stuck. Your intake valves on the cylinders you referred to are more than likely stuck, and that is why you have bent push rods. Trust me on this. I've seen valves so securely stuck that they required removal of the cylinder head and the valve springs from the offending valves, and then the valves had to be driven out of the head with a hammer and a punch!!