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slugish · 10-20-2012, 09:02 PM

AFTER MR TRUCK WARMS UP , IT SOUNDS LIKE iMIGHT HAVE A LIFTER TICK . hAVE NEW COMP CAM , COMP HYDRAULIC LIFTERS & NEW ALUM HEADS.( RHS)
hOW CAN iTELL IF IT IS IN FACT THE LIFTER MAKING THE NOISE .

HOW DO iTELL WHICH ONE IT IS

wAS VERY CAREFUL IN SETTING VALVE LASH & ADJUSTING . LASH AT ZERO- THEN TIGHTENED LITTLE PAST 1/2 TURN --SOAKED LIFTERS IN OIL BEFOREHAND.

dO I JUST NEED TO TAKE VALVE COVERS OFF & ADJUST OLD SCHOOL WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING --IE TIGHTEN TILL TICKING STOPS.

ALL HELP APPRECIATED , wILL

10-20-2012, 09:02 PM	#1
slugish Slugish Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Earlysville, Va. Posts: 1,024	Lifter tick help AFTER MR TRUCK WARMS UP , IT SOUNDS LIKE iMIGHT HAVE A LIFTER TICK . hAVE NEW COMP CAM , COMP HYDRAULIC LIFTERS & NEW ALUM HEADS.( RHS) hOW CAN iTELL IF IT IS IN FACT THE LIFTER MAKING THE NOISE . HOW DO iTELL WHICH ONE IT IS wAS VERY CAREFUL IN SETTING VALVE LASH & ADJUSTING . LASH AT ZERO- THEN TIGHTENED LITTLE PAST 1/2 TURN --SOAKED LIFTERS IN OIL BEFOREHAND. dO I JUST NEED TO TAKE VALVE COVERS OFF & ADJUST OLD SCHOOL WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING --IE TIGHTEN TILL TICKING STOPS. ALL HELP APPRECIATED , wILL



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