[DeTomaso] valve ticking
Will Kooiman
will.kooiman at gmail.com
Sun May 6 16:33:47 EDT 2012
Spun rod bearings also make a ticking sound.
So do loose spark plugs.
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On May 6, 2012, at 11:17 AM, <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com> wrote:
> Bob
>
> Not necessarily. New lifter on old cam is generally ok. Old lifter on new cam is not.
>
> The ticking may also be a leaking exhaust mainfold gasket located between the head and the exhaust header. Perhaps even more likely the culprit.
>
> JT
> ---- LEVITT1946 at aol.com wrote:
>
> =============
> Hello Friends ,
>
> A few weeks ago my car engine starting ticking on the driver side of the
> engine.
>
> I was told yesterday by a close friend that it is either an adjustment or a
> lifter is going bad . He said that if it is a lifter that I cannot just
> have that lifter replaced .He also said that if the lifters are replaced that
> I must do a cam at the same time .
>
> Does this sound correct ? It also sounds like major work ?
>
> Confused !
>
> Bob
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