The Man Called Lee
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Not happy!
Taken me ages to get my girl running sweet.......... So I go to this show and all went well, feelin proud that I finally got her out of the garage for a real drive.
Having previously fitted new pipes I decided to rev her up a little in front of the photographers - pressin down the peddle 3 times - 3 relatively short blasts then I start getting this light to medium tapping sound............... started faintly but after a couple of minutes the tapping got louder................boy did I curse that day, and for a few days after.
So far I have,
Inspected the bottom end to look at the con rod bearings - had a bit of a look but couldn't see any issues there but to be honest she ain't knockin like you get from worn crank or con rod bearings,
Removed & inspected each lifter and push rods - all seems to be ok - she ain't missing on the cylinders and the oil seems to be circulating properly and if I remember correctly, the oil pressure is within range,
Inspected the cam lobes for any wear/damage - all seems to be ok,
Inspected each of the rockers for wear/damage - all looks good there.
Someone has suggested the tapping has a bit of an echo as though the tap is coming from inside a chamber and the sound is radiating. There is a slight vibration when you put your hand round the dizzy when the tap is heard - this guy said I might want to remove the timing chain cover to see if the tapping sound is coming from inside????
I've spent so much time thinkin about this and going over and over what I've looked at so far - tryin to figure out what else it might be. Trouble is I ain't no mechanic and I'm kinda runnin out of options/ideas what to do next. Because of my lack of mechanical experience and knowledge what to look out for - I'm wondering if I may have overlooked something?
Any advice would be really appreciated. Really ticked off as I've had her for a number of years and just haven't been able to take her out enough to enjoy yet.
If it helps - I've got a video clip of the engine running and you can clearly hear the tapping sound so I could email you guys the clip if that helps?
Thanks all.
Taken me ages to get my girl running sweet.......... So I go to this show and all went well, feelin proud that I finally got her out of the garage for a real drive.
Having previously fitted new pipes I decided to rev her up a little in front of the photographers - pressin down the peddle 3 times - 3 relatively short blasts then I start getting this light to medium tapping sound............... started faintly but after a couple of minutes the tapping got louder................boy did I curse that day, and for a few days after.
So far I have,
Inspected the bottom end to look at the con rod bearings - had a bit of a look but couldn't see any issues there but to be honest she ain't knockin like you get from worn crank or con rod bearings,
Removed & inspected each lifter and push rods - all seems to be ok - she ain't missing on the cylinders and the oil seems to be circulating properly and if I remember correctly, the oil pressure is within range,
Inspected the cam lobes for any wear/damage - all seems to be ok,
Inspected each of the rockers for wear/damage - all looks good there.
Someone has suggested the tapping has a bit of an echo as though the tap is coming from inside a chamber and the sound is radiating. There is a slight vibration when you put your hand round the dizzy when the tap is heard - this guy said I might want to remove the timing chain cover to see if the tapping sound is coming from inside????
I've spent so much time thinkin about this and going over and over what I've looked at so far - tryin to figure out what else it might be. Trouble is I ain't no mechanic and I'm kinda runnin out of options/ideas what to do next. Because of my lack of mechanical experience and knowledge what to look out for - I'm wondering if I may have overlooked something?
Any advice would be really appreciated. Really ticked off as I've had her for a number of years and just haven't been able to take her out enough to enjoy yet.
If it helps - I've got a video clip of the engine running and you can clearly hear the tapping sound so I could email you guys the clip if that helps?
Thanks all.