[DeTomaso] valve ticking

[Chuck Adkinson]

I blew out a paper exhaust gasket last year. Tick, tick, tick. Installed
copper gaskets. No problem since, ticking gone. 

Chuck Adkinson
www.pantera.ws
 

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Will Kooiman
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 4:34 PM
To: <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>
Cc: LEVITT1946 at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] valve ticking

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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