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Old 04-10-2009, 07:50 PM
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sorry for the last reply...i was a little late. if you want to hear for sure what bad lifters sound like, go to youtube.com and type in sethvalla i have two videos of my engine in which my lifters were bad. they were video'ed about a month apart so you can tell that it got progressively louder as it got worse.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0BVZd6a9Kg

It's not processed yet, but the main noise is at the end... the last 5 seconds.

The other noise is... I'm not even really sure. Sounds like a belt.

The noise can be be desribed as a diesel or washing machine that's unbalanced (wobbly).
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Originally Posted by futuref-body
sorry for the last reply...i was a little late. if you want to hear for sure what bad lifters sound like, go to youtube.com and type in sethvalla i have two videos of my engine in which my lifters were bad. they were video'ed about a month apart so you can tell that it got progressively louder as it got worse.
have you got an after video?
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Originally Posted by SS#1230
have you got an after video?
i can go shoot one and put it up real quick. and fyi-i painted a few things under the hood so yes its the same engine
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If it has a green cap on it it's EVAP. The EPA mandates the green cap. You need the release tool to unlatch the tabs on the fuel line fitting. The tool is cheap and available at you local auto store.
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does it do it when cold and then get quieter when it warms up? sounds like slap to me...
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Originally Posted by up2nuthingud
does it do it when cold and then get quieter when it warms up? sounds like slap to me...
It get a little quieter, but its not really much different. It's alot quieter in the video, its actually noticeable inside my house.
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Wow

Put your ratchet back in the tool box. That is one dirty engine.....
Old 04-13-2009, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by eallanboggs
If it has a green cap on it it's EVAP. The EPA mandates the green cap. You need the release tool to unlatch the tabs on the fuel line fitting. The tool is cheap and available at you local auto store.
umm....so will i get in trouble for painting mine blue?
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Originally Posted by dlove
just wiggle the valve cover out. you don't have to take the fuel line off....
Yeah, it's pretty simple
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i had a 1500 with a 6.0 made the same sound it was just slap. it was loud when i started it and after it warmed up it went away a little bit not all the way but some i wouldn't worry about it... i drove the truck all across the mid west for my job never had a problem
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How did you check if the pushrods were bent? you can't tell by eye unless it's real bad, roll them on glass and you'll know if they're bent or not.
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It is a bad idea to replace stock pushrods with hardened ones when everything else is stock and they arenl't needed. If you miss a shift or some how over rev the engine you are going to have PTV contact instead of a simple bent pushrod.




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