Colapsed Lifter?
 

OK, if any of you read my post on the ticking noise, I pulled my valve cover and the rocker arms were tight and the set screws that are in them are in about the same place but one had slop in it so I removed the rocker arm and the pushrod was not bent. So does this mean that I have a colapsed lifter:confused:

Sorry about the ignorance of this post but I have never dealt with anything like this before:rolleyes:

That or a missing cam lobe

Sounds like a cam lobe going away.

So should I pull the intake apart and check the lifter first, how do you tell if the lifter is bad:confused: Also if I had a worn cam lobe wouldn't I see shavings in the oil or something:confused:

Alfster, check your PM

Is it a roller or flat tappet

IF the lifter is colapsed when you push on the push rod without the rocker arm it should move slightly up and down. If it doesn't move than it is colapsed. If it does move than the other possibility is that the cam lobe is going away. If you have a dial indicator ar can get one compare the lift at the pushrod of that lobe and another ( make sure they are the same - both intake or both exhaust )

OK, I just tried pushing on the pushrod with the flat side of a crecent wrench, and I am pretty sure that it didnt move:confused:

Your mailbox box is full

Alfster... try again I made some more room:D

sounds like more than a ticking noise

THRILLSEEKER
Did you find out what the problem is?

Alfster, not yet, Tonight I will pull off the intake manifold and check the lifter. I hope to hell its not a cam lobe. If it is I will have to pull my outdrive off just to get the engine out to change the cam:(

You must not have enough room to get engine out with drive on that sux.:mad: If you have a roller it may have broken the axle on the lifter.If you have a flat tappet its probably the lobe,and then you can send it to me and I'll throw it in the pile of lunati"s I have with #8 exhaust lobe gone.:eek:

Man I dont know if I would start ripping an engine apart at this time of year because of a hot tick. Its not that unusual on these older engines. You have Tempests in there dont you? Was the tick still there with it cold? Were you able to find which one it is? Its usually just a sticking lifter and chaging the preload a little can cure it. Wear could have removed almost all the preload and when it is hot there is none and the tick you hear may just be from no preload.

Just some thoughts.

I hope Kellys tomorow if I get mine finished in time.

Tom

Tom, The engine ticked when it was cold then after it warmed up the noise got louder. I pulled the valve cover off and all of the rocker arms were tight but there was lots of slop in one rod so I pulled the rod out and it was straight:confused: so now I am going to check the lifter. Have fun on the island this weekend.

Tony