cobraboy
Well-Known Member
Hey guys
A question about lifter tick.
For some time I have had a lifter tick on start up, sounds like just the one, quite loud after a lay up, after a few minutes does go away.
Today I thought I would try to locate it. I tried listening in the past, could not even decide which side it was on.
So I thought right bank, removed rocker cover and tried to turn pushrods, all had contact and all turned except very front one, could not turn it ?
Started engine and went along rockers listening with a large screwdriver, sure enough front rocker was noisy, noise then gradually went and rocker sounded the same as the rest. Horrah, found it !
Stopped engine, left for a few minutes, could then turn pushrod on front rocker.
Now, most folks seem to have a tick from a collapsed lifter, I seem to have a tick from a hard lifter.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on here ?
Do I need to remove the lifter and clean it out, is the ball valve blocked ?
Engine is Rover 3.9, Typhoon cam, Rhoads lifters, spotlessly clean inside, new oil every 3k miles.
Cheers
Mark
A question about lifter tick.
For some time I have had a lifter tick on start up, sounds like just the one, quite loud after a lay up, after a few minutes does go away.
Today I thought I would try to locate it. I tried listening in the past, could not even decide which side it was on.
So I thought right bank, removed rocker cover and tried to turn pushrods, all had contact and all turned except very front one, could not turn it ?
Started engine and went along rockers listening with a large screwdriver, sure enough front rocker was noisy, noise then gradually went and rocker sounded the same as the rest. Horrah, found it !
Stopped engine, left for a few minutes, could then turn pushrod on front rocker.
Now, most folks seem to have a tick from a collapsed lifter, I seem to have a tick from a hard lifter.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on here ?
Do I need to remove the lifter and clean it out, is the ball valve blocked ?
Engine is Rover 3.9, Typhoon cam, Rhoads lifters, spotlessly clean inside, new oil every 3k miles.
Cheers
Mark