All the sudden.....TICK TICK TICK?? Ideas? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

swb85 · 12-14-2005, 05:15 PM

Hey guys, hope somebody can give me some ideas of things to check.
I drove home from work today for lunch and let the truck sit for an hour before I got ready to leave. I just put a new performer intake and carb on this weekend and the truck's been running great. Before I started the truck after lunch I checked and re-torqued the intake bolts and thermostat housing bolts. They all needed snugged down a bit. Started it up and I get this fair volume tick from the #1 cylinder area. The weird thing is it isn't constant....it ticks about 8 times and then is quiet for 2-3 seconds and just keeps repeating in that loop. It kept doing that all the way back to work (only time I can hear it is at idle....super 40's ain't quiet!) but it ran like a champ. It doesn't sound like a header leak to me (got one of those on the other side

), all the plug wires are on tight, oil pressure is normal and the tick doesn't get louder when rpms increase. The whole ticking, quiet, ticking, quiet loop is what's really throwing me. What should I be checking?? Thanks guys, sorry for the long post!!

btw....motor is rebuilt 355 with about 8k miles

evan · 12-15-2005, 04:50 AM

You might as well retorque your headers so that you can definately eliminate that as a possibility.

swb85 · 12-15-2005, 10:26 AM

When I left work last night the motor was back to normal. Well I pulled the valve cover last night to make sure I didn't have a loose rocker and everything was tight. Also torqued the header bolts. Not sure what the mysterious tick was. My only guess was maybe a lifter bled down and was having trouble pumping back up? Who knows.

MylilBowTie · 12-15-2005, 03:06 PM

Could maybe be a spark plug wire arc?

SSC's76 · 12-15-2005, 03:28 PM

Probably a lifter. You never quite get all the dirt and antifreeze out of the system when you do an intake swap. That gunk might have made its way up to a lifter and eventually passed on.

swb85 · 12-15-2005, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SSC's76

Probably a lifter. You never quite get all the dirt and antifreeze out of the system when you do an intake swap. That gunk might have made its way up to a lifter and eventually passed on.

That's kinda what I was thinking. Everything seems fine now and she's running like a beast!!!

piecesparts · 12-15-2005, 06:19 PM

I would check the header pipes for tightness and then I would listen closely, there is a possibility (somewhat remote that the lifter had a POS in it and it was collapsing some, because it didn't pump up properly. If the noise had been on the other side or it sounded as if it was down lower, then there is a possibility that the fuel pupm was getting weak. They can sound like a "tick" or a rod knock.

Wrenchbender Ret · 12-15-2005, 06:51 PM

I think some foriegn particle got down between the piston & head. It finally spit it out.

12-15-2005, 04:50 AM	#2
evan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SK, Canada Posts: 488	Re: All the sudden.....TICK TICK TICK?? Ideas? You might as well retorque your headers so that you can definately eliminate that as a possibility. __________________ Evan B.

12-15-2005, 10:26 AM	#3
swb85 On a budget like Fred Sanford Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 2,031	Re: All the sudden.....TICK TICK TICK?? Ideas? When I left work last night the motor was back to normal. Well I pulled the valve cover last night to make sure I didn't have a loose rocker and everything was tight. Also torqued the header bolts. Not sure what the mysterious tick was. My only guess was maybe a lifter bled down and was having trouble pumping back up? Who knows. __________________ '85 Silverado swb: 383 stroker, 10.5:1, vortec heads, 232/238 roller cam, RPM air gap, performer 750 carb, stainless longtubes, 3" duals/super 44's, T56/4.11 383ci build / exterior refresh thread '98 Camaro z28: 370ci twin turbo 370ci build '01 Tahoe LT 4x4: 5.3, longtubes/ory, magnaflow duals, custom tune....wife's DD

12-15-2005, 03:06 PM	#4
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	Re: All the sudden.....TICK TICK TICK?? Ideas? Could maybe be a spark plug wire arc? __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

12-15-2005, 03:28 PM	#5
SSC's76 No No Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pueblo Colorado Posts: 1,781	Re: All the sudden.....TICK TICK TICK?? Ideas? Probably a lifter. You never quite get all the dirt and antifreeze out of the system when you do an intake swap. That gunk might have made its way up to a lifter and eventually passed on. __________________ 1976 Custom Deluxe SWB Med FMB.3/4 Drop. Gen VI 454, Muncie HD 3 speed With Modified OE Hurst Shifter, 3.73 12 bolt, GMPP HO roller cam, Hooker headers, Performer intake with modified Q-jet, Accel distributor. Best 1/4 12.3 @108. Funnest run 19.84 @88 full 1/4 mile burn out. 1997 K1500 ext cab 5.7 stock except muffler

12-15-2005, 06:19 PM	#7
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	Re: All the sudden.....TICK TICK TICK?? Ideas? I would check the header pipes for tightness and then I would listen closely, there is a possibility (somewhat remote that the lifter had a POS in it and it was collapsing some, because it didn't pump up properly. If the noise had been on the other side or it sounded as if it was down lower, then there is a possibility that the fuel pupm was getting weak. They can sound like a "tick" or a rod knock.

12-14-2005, 05:15 PM	#1
swb85 On a budget like Fred Sanford Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 2,031	All the sudden.....TICK TICK TICK?? Ideas? Hey guys, hope somebody can give me some ideas of things to check. I drove home from work today for lunch and let the truck sit for an hour before I got ready to leave. I just put a new performer intake and carb on this weekend and the truck's been running great. Before I started the truck after lunch I checked and re-torqued the intake bolts and thermostat housing bolts. They all needed snugged down a bit. Started it up and I get this fair volume tick from the #1 cylinder area. The weird thing is it isn't constant....it ticks about 8 times and then is quiet for 2-3 seconds and just keeps repeating in that loop. It kept doing that all the way back to work (only time I can hear it is at idle....super 40's ain't quiet!) but it ran like a champ. It doesn't sound like a header leak to me (got one of those on the other side ), all the plug wires are on tight, oil pressure is normal and the tick doesn't get louder when rpms increase. The whole ticking, quiet, ticking, quiet loop is what's really throwing me. What should I be checking?? Thanks guys, sorry for the long post!! btw....motor is rebuilt 355 with about 8k miles __________________ '85 Silverado swb: 383 stroker, 10.5:1, vortec heads, 232/238 roller cam, RPM air gap, performer 750 carb, stainless longtubes, 3" duals/super 44's, T56/4.11 383ci build / exterior refresh thread '98 Camaro z28: 370ci twin turbo 370ci build '01 Tahoe LT 4x4: 5.3, longtubes/ory, magnaflow duals, custom tune....wife's DD Last edited by swb85; 12-14-2005 at 05:42 PM.

12-15-2005, 06:51 PM	#8
Wrenchbender Ret Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Overland Park, Ks. Posts: 5,229	Re: All the sudden.....TICK TICK TICK?? Ideas? I think some foriegn particle got down between the piston & head. It finally spit it out.



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