while you have intake off spin motor on starter and look for oil in the lifter hole----
by the way, you didn't put any restrictors in the galleys did you??

by hard to get out, does that mean that you had to pull it hard?????like bottom edge messed up?

Does bottom face of lifter have a radiusd face? cam lobe should just be shiny on back edge of lobe and not be real shiny on top of lobe nose