Got it apart today. No needles were left in the lifter. Roller is worn down and it took the nose off the cam. Still have not found the lash cap. All other 15 lifters , pushrods ,etc. are fine. Pushrod was not bent as bad as I first expected but maybe .030. Could the lash cap have broken first and beat the lifter out? Taking pictures and will post when my kids come over to help. Am going to go with the mantons and a new cam/lifters. Galen