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Originally Posted by John
The tappets can be changed with the block in the car. You are correct that the camshaft and pan along with the radiator and a few other things must be removed. It is easier to remove the head also as that helps when removing and replacing valve springs. The trick is to hold the tappets up when the cam is removed. I have use o-rings and the old fashioned wooden clothing pins to hold the tappets up.
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I remember now, the usual advice is to do it out of the car so that gravity holds the tappets out of the way. Otherwise you have to use clothespins or such to hold them up while the cam is uninstalled and then reinstalled.