bad lifter??
no, if it's a collapsed lifter you'll have to remove the intake tho. (not the heads)
if it's a broken valve spring which would entail a 99.99% chance of a bent @#$'d up valve then ya the bad head will need to come off, i think you would be hearing more than just that loud ticking if it was a broken VS tho. the valve would be hitting the top of the piston, the locks would be bouncing around, the retainer would be flying around and ugh.. it would be nightmarish basically. and it would run like a total POS (worst case scenario)
ya get some pics up in the morning I'll try to help you from there. I'll be in class all damn day tomorrow taking notes, bored out of my skull anyway lol !
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Staging Lane
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From: Sachse, tx
Just got every thing taken off. 90% sure its a lifter now. No springs look broken and all the RR look fine. Atleast to me? 
But now how do i go about replacing the Lifter and finding out which one it is?? Or is it a good idea to just replace them all? And are Autozone replacements going to be ok? Do i have to reconnect the alt ect to be ably to start it again :-(
ALSO i just got back from looking at it but there is a NIC on the driver side on the 3rd one. You can kind of see it in one of the last pictures. The nic exstends maybe half way to the rod but doesn't touch it so i think it was there when they installed it. Would that cause any problems?
But now how do i go about replacing the Lifter and finding out which one it is?? Or is it a good idea to just replace them all? And are Autozone replacements going to be ok? Do i have to reconnect the alt ect to be ably to start it again :-(
ALSO i just got back from looking at it but there is a NIC on the driver side on the 3rd one. You can kind of see it in one of the last pictures. The nic exstends maybe half way to the rod but doesn't touch it so i think it was there when they installed it. Would that cause any problems?
Last edited by 97BBlackZ; Mar 20, 2008 at 02:43 PM.
hmm i was almost sure it was going to be a messed up pushrod. the next easiest thing would be to. this may sound dumb, but check that nothing foreign is banging around in the top of the valvtrain there like a bolt that came loose or something (i know unlikely and odd) also make sure nothing is hitting any pullies on the front of the engine, I know these ideas sound dumb but you never know.
It looks like your gonna have to pull the intake off there man and have a look at those lifters. BUT first are you 100% sure those rockers are adjusted correctly? what was the original problem with them?
It looks like your gonna have to pull the intake off there man and have a look at those lifters. BUT first are you 100% sure those rockers are adjusted correctly? what was the original problem with them?
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Staging Lane
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hmm i was almost sure it was going to be a messed up pushrod. the next easiest thing would be to. this may sound dumb, but check that nothing foreign is banging around in the top of the valvtrain there like a bolt that came loose or something (i know unlikely and odd) also make sure nothing is hitting any pullies on the front of the engine, I know these ideas sound dumb but you never know.
It looks like your gonna have to pull the intake off there man and have a look at those lifters. BUT first are you 100% sure those rockers are adjusted correctly? what was the original problem with them?
It looks like your gonna have to pull the intake off there man and have a look at those lifters. BUT first are you 100% sure those rockers are adjusted correctly? what was the original problem with them?
sure thing. Umm no i'm not lol. idk how to adjust them I'll have to look it up.
I'm not 100% sure what the original problem was. I i remember was them saying they replaced all the RR and spring i believe.
