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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 05:55 PM
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How do you know when your lifters are bad. What are the signs?
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 10:02 PM
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 12:12 AM
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You will hear a slow clicking or tapping at half the crankshaft speed. The sound mine is making is almost a squeaking/clicking sound.
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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mine ticks cold but stops when its hot whats that? I have a stock cam but 03 ls6 springs & titanium retainers.98A4z28
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any body?
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the lifters are going bad then, get a pry bar put it up to the engine with the rubber side against your ear, and listen around to make sure the noice is coming from where you think it is then we'll take it from there. Now when lifters are starting to go bad they will often tick at startup and then once oil gets circulated, it goes away. This is due to this ring or seal or something like that inside the lifter messing up and letting the oil leak out of it when the car is off.
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I have a ticking soung coming from my engine after a misfortunate shift, it gets louder after the car has been running and it is hard to tell where it is coming from.
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what should i replace them with,and what is involved?
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what should i replace them with,and what is involved?
well i guess you could go with the comp cam stock replacement lifters they do just fine i think the part number is 850-16 but don't quote me on that, do not confuse those with the r lifters casue those need adjustable rockers.

edit:: ps all that is involved is picking up the phone and orderign them, lol just kidding, they are direct replacements so just drop em in and torque them down to 22 ft, and of curse soak em in oil for like 20 30 mins, also i think there is something about the number one piston being at the uper most possition before you torque them down but iam not sure i'll check my manual when i get home tonight

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I have a ticking soung coming from my engine after a misfortunate shift, it gets louder after the car has been running and it is hard to tell where it is coming from.
probalbly a bad pushrod, i had the same thing hapen to me, good thing i had upgraded pushrods, bad thing that a valve seat decided to come out and say hello,
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Originally Posted by zamboxl
well i guess you could go with the comp cam stock replacement lifters they do just fine i think the part number is 850-16 but don't quote me on that, do not confuse those with the r lifters casue those need adjustable rockers.

edit:: ps all that is involved is picking up the phone and orderign them, lol just kidding, they are direct replacements so just drop em in and torque them down to 22 ft, and of curse soak em in oil for like 20 30 mins, also i think there is something about the number one piston being at the uper most possition before you torque them down but iam not sure i'll check my manual when i get home tonight
Of course... You will have to pull your heads first before droppin em in.
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