lt1 vavle covers
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lt1 vavle covers i am in the middle of removing the valve covers on my ta. i have the 4 bolts removed but i thought that they would lift right off. is there a trick to getting these off?
can be a little stuck after a long bolton time, no real trick, you don't want to really go crazy prying or you'll bend the flimsy gm covers and leak. Soft rubber mallet and a couple pings should loosen up the seal.
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well i got it off no problem with a mallet. but there is a hard ticking sound that i thought was the rockers, springs or pushrods. but they all look fine. i hae heard that this could also be an exhaust leak, cracked header bolt, and the valve train. any suggestions on what to look at/for. the car stsrts fine, runs fine, there is no power loss. this happened right after i got done doing a pull with my friend.
Originally Posted by ihaterice
well i got it off no problem with a mallet. but there is a hard ticking sound that i thought was the rockers, springs or pushrods. but they all look fine. i hae heard that this could also be an exhaust leak, cracked header bolt, and the valve train. any suggestions on what to look at/for. the car stsrts fine, runs fine, there is no power loss. this happened right after i got done doing a pull with my friend.
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well it is not an exhust leak. me and my dad took another look at it and we think that it is either a valve sticking, bad lifter, or lifter not filling with oil mabey due to synthetic?
