Yes, the valve spring force will go -> rocker arm -> rod -> lifter and push them back down.Ok gave some validation to the title of my thread. The ones that wouldn’t go down we’re because they were on the “lifted” cam part...they were “up”. Duh moment for me.
So now I can push all up and down with my fingers, some of them pretty tight. when I turn the crank, the lifters don’t go back down on their own. I can push, but kinda tough. Will the rocker arm apply enough downward pressure?