I am happy to report that the clicking sound went away. I guess the oil had to move around sufficiently enough to lube the hydraulic lifters. After 4 months of tear down and rebuild all went well and the car runs smoothly. Only issue is the at the odometer is not working. Speedometer is fine. Small potatoes after this job. Many thanks to all of the Pelican Parts forum contributors who assisted by answering the questions that I had. It helped tremendously.