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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: 1978southwind on June 02, 2011, 04:31:59 PM

Title: tick tock
Post by: 1978southwind on June 02, 2011, 04:31:59 PM
ok i know i keep having problems  :banghead: but heres my new problem i have a ticking noise in my engine at first i thought okay its my lifters i checked it they seem to be fine next i need to check to see if my pushrods are the right length cause i know that could cause a ticking noise like a type writter . next i figured okay well worst come to worst it would be my cam and lifters have ground down only problem is i have no idea what a ground down cam lobe or lifter would look like. i pulled my top end and pulled out a couple lifters not all of them and i only did one side of the head and the lifters look fine to me they look flat like the should... then again like i said i only checked a few and only one side.. should i check all of them or i dont know any ideas ???? plzzz i am stuck :screwy: i may not be 21 wont once i am all buy everyone a free round at the bar or something if i could get as much help as possible  :thumbup:
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: logans runner on June 02, 2011, 04:40:35 PM
What engine are you running, mechanical or electric fuel pump?
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: 1978southwind on June 02, 2011, 04:49:23 PM
What engine are you running, mechanical or electric fuel pump?
i am running a  460 and mechanical fuel pump
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: Marcsrollin on June 02, 2011, 05:20:44 PM
Check your exhaust gaskets!
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: 76NORDIC on June 02, 2011, 05:22:31 PM
Check your exhaust gaskets!
[/quoteX2 and make sure you put the lifters back in the same hole you took it out of :sly:
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: 1978southwind on June 02, 2011, 05:28:04 PM
i will check my exhaust gaskets :thumbup: and i made sure i did put the lifters back in the same hole i was careful i only took one out at a time  :thumbup: could the mechanical fuel pump create a ticking sound if its all messed up  :o
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: 76NORDIC on June 02, 2011, 05:37:52 PM
I've never heard of one doing that, and if your cam was going flat, it it would be running like crap. Sounds like exhaust leaks :beer:
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: Nordie on June 02, 2011, 05:42:48 PM
Check your exhaust gaskets!

X2!!!
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: 1978southwind on June 02, 2011, 05:53:00 PM
alright i will check the exhaust gasket  :thumbup: thanks to all.  looks like i owe you all  :thumbup:
Title: Re: tick tock
Post by: IRRebel on June 02, 2011, 08:51:51 PM
Probably dead on with that!  :thumbup:

Reminds me of when Pickle didn't run so good at Blythe last year. Had Mike ('Tard) in the boat and he said "you got a serious Vacuum leak" .........I couldn't hear it, can't beleive his old deaf ass could either. Figured he was just messing with me as usual......Between him and Terry, dunno HOW I keep my sanity, anyways........

Yeah, that's what it was! Ticking noise from a vacuum leak!

Mike, I apologize..........this ONE TIME, you were dead balls on...........

Ray
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