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Old 05-28-2007, 04:51 PM
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what is this sound?

after reassembling my engine with new heads and intake, and setting valve lash i got it to run but now it's making this noise and it doesn't sound good, there is a high pitch ticking that you can't really hear unless you're watching the video and then there is a lower noise that sounds like a knock, but i don't know what it is, maybe a bent push rod? please let me know what you think, i'm stumped and really frustrated.

Old 05-28-2007, 10:40 PM
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Re: what is this sound?

anybody?
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Re: what is this sound?

i watched the vids and it is so loud and garrbled it is hard to make out anything except the loud knocking but even that is hard to place with all of the engine noise
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Re: what is this sound?

yeah that's something i was worried about, i guess i'll have to take it to a shop and have them take a look at it.
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Re: what is this sound?

Originally Posted by johnnyboy
after reassembling my engine with new heads and intake, and setting valve lash i got it to run but now it's making this noise and it doesn't sound good, there is a high pitch ticking that you can't really hear unless you're watching the video and then there is a lower noise that sounds like a knock, but i don't know what it is, maybe a bent push rod?
pull the valve covers and look for a bent pushrod.

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Check that all of the spark plug wires are going to the correct cylinder.
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Re: what is this sound?

i've checked the wires numerous times, i'm absolutely certain they're in the right order
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