Lifter tick after break-in

Bee1971 · Mar 24, 2021

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1STMP · Mar 24, 2021

moparedtn said:
It surely would....

Vid of the first few minutes of break-in.
Acoustics not too good. There's lots of
echo in the shop.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zx05wtcaajl2yre/20210321_145217(1).mp4?dl=0

moparedtn · Mar 25, 2021

1STMP said:
Vid of the first few minutes of break-in.
Acoustics not too good. There's lots of
echo in the shop.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zx05wtcaajl2yre/20210321_145217(1).mp4?dl=0

I'm sure other much more knowledgeable fellas will say what they think, but to my amateur ears,
something didn't sound quite right from the get-go there...
thanks for posting the video, maybe we'll get some useful input here.

Sweet5ltr · Mar 25, 2021

Time for a roller cam If not, go with a solid lifter and skip the hydraulic flat-tappet all together. I'm still running a set of Crane / Isky ductile-iron adjustable rockers, they work perfectly fine, if buying new, Harland Sharp is the way to go. I'd go with a thick-walled 5/16" pushrod from Smith Brothers or Steward Performance while your swapping camshafts for the next go around. The 3/8" .145 wall set from Stewards I put in my 470" low-deck were a work of art, also sent me a single pushrod to verify before building the entire set which was nice. Small shop (Denny Steward [NHRA Super Stock winner] & Bill Nelson), they build pushrods and solid-roller lifters for the 'Big Boys'.

4mulas · Mar 25, 2021

I think You need to, take the intake off it and have a look, and quit all this speculation. Pretty loud first few minutes, it should have quieted up some by that point if things went well.
What did the oil look like?

1STMP · Mar 25, 2021

4mulas said:
I think You need to, take the intake off it and have a look, and quit all this speculation. Pretty loud first few minutes, it should have quieted up some by that point if things went well.
What did the oil look like?

When the break-in run was finished, we
checked the oil. There was some very
fine suspended particles but nothing
to a great amount. I would assume
some metal is normal. I'll be making
another trip to the shop this weekend.
We'll pull the top off and start looking
at stuff. Thanks for your help.

1STMP · Jun 24, 2021

Had an emergency come up with the wife and
didn't have time to investigate the engine noise
until just recently.
Good news on the engine, (the wife, not so much).
As it turns out, the header studs were not tight,
so we removed and reinstalled them after applying
some loc-tight. No more tick. The engine sounds
great and is firing on all cylinders.
Thanks to all who offered advice.

oldkimmer · Jun 25, 2021

That’s good news. Hopefully your wife gets better. Kim

1STMP · Jun 25, 2021

Thanks, Kim.
She's recovering but it's going to be a long
road. Got a home healthcare nurse coming
to the house once a day to tend to her needs.

oldkimmer · Jun 25, 2021

I am saddened to hear this. I’ll say a prayer for you guys. God bless. Kim

Lifter tick after break-in

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