502 Mag engine noise with video.
#31
Got the video to work. Sound is in the valve train - not bottom end. Bolt-down (non adjustable) rockers can only "gain" clearance by the following:
Lost a cam lobe
Collapsed lifter
Bent pushrod
Damaged roller rocker (which you don't have).
Other sources for valve train noise are
Sticking/bent valve
Broken spring or damper
Loose valve seat
Isolate the problem cylinder by removing one rocker at a time. You'll need to keep finger pressure on the push rod to keep the lifter from popping out if its bore - unless you run stock GM Dog bone roller lifters which are trapped by the orientation plate. I can't recall if your motor is a roller or not.
If you run dog bones you can remove as many as you want.
Lost a cam lobe
Collapsed lifter
Bent pushrod
Damaged roller rocker (which you don't have).
Other sources for valve train noise are
Sticking/bent valve
Broken spring or damper
Loose valve seat
Isolate the problem cylinder by removing one rocker at a time. You'll need to keep finger pressure on the push rod to keep the lifter from popping out if its bore - unless you run stock GM Dog bone roller lifters which are trapped by the orientation plate. I can't recall if your motor is a roller or not.
If you run dog bones you can remove as many as you want.
#36
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What does other side look like? If no worse than this, you need a pair of heads. 990's are easy to find. I only have 1 spare set, but I know of a guy with some. Hell, half the people on OSO know where to find a set of these...oh, that is both sides...edit again. I was thinking of diff thread with guy with low comp in 7 and 8.
Last edited by dereknkathy; 04-23-2017 at 07:37 PM.







