16v lifters

[brianhaygood at gmail.com (Brian Haygood)]

OK, so what are the other things it could be?  I've put a new header on the
red car, so I was hoping it was an exhaust gasket leak, but it sounds so
much like a mechanical tick that I've managed to convince myself it isn't
that.  It is close to the distributor, but poking my head in there reveals
that it is definately coming from the top of the #4 cylinder.  What else
could it be?

I'll go get some Rislone, Seafoam, Marvel Mystery Oil and get it really
stinkin hot and see what happens.  I'm keeping names of people suggesting
this so you guys can chip in and send me a new head when it blows up.  :P

I drove the Silver car hoping that the sound would go away, but the
temperature light came on (turns out the water leak was bigger than I
thought) and it started making LOTS of noise, so I ended that experiment.
Haven't had the heart to compression check it yet.  ~cringe~

Thanks for the help, and keep it coming.

Brian


On 4/22/07, LEF <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>  I read in the Bentley that lifters have to be stored upside
> down.  Obviously none of these have been.  They have been installed under
> camshafts, if that makes a difference.
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> *I don't think a car sitting in a garage for a long period of time is what
> the Bentley means by "storing the lifters".  If the lifters are in an
> engine/head, I would no worry about that aspect of it.*
>  *Are you quite certain that what you are hearing is, indeed, lifter
> noise???   There are several other things it could be.*
> * If it is a collapsed lifter, and you have sufficient oil pressure, just
> driving the car should restore the guilty lifter to its previous vigor.  A
> can of Rislone (or some similar product) may also be helpful if you have oil
> passages that are clogging up with gunk.*
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> *larry*
> *sandiego16v*
> Brian
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