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green

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this is annoying, what causes this ticking sound? lifter, pushrod, rocker arm. it only lasts for a couple of minuts then goes away. it only does it on start ups. dosent mater if its hot or cold it still does it. maybe its dry of oil but i cant see it cause you can drive it for and hour shut it off start it up then its back. new lifters a couple years ago stock pushrods and stock roller rockers.

 

mustangsquared

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throw out bearing?? Could be a push rod...if it is spinning in it guide it may tic until it turns to a point where it catchs (IE slightly bent???). Just a few random thoughts. RR tapping on the valve cover? Mine did that...had to tap them out a little with a hammer.

 

Jo_885o

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Ck oil pressure. Mine did that when stock and my oil pump driveshaft took a dump.

 

HISSIN50

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dont overlook exhaust leaks too.

 

T_5.0_N'works

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Could be a lifter, the injectors, but I'd say 75% of the time it's an exhaust leak.

 

IndyBlk5.0

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yeah exhaust leak probably.

 

green

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its a carburated car an 85gt. its definatialy not the exaust, its inside the engine, driver side.

 

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could be t/o bearing, exhaust leak or blown head gasket. Hope not for the blown HG. I have one and its $$$$ to fix, or do it yourself and be prepared for a headache unless you are a real good machanic.

 

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how can it be an exhaust leak, it only does it at startups, i had a car that started doing that, main bearings are going or the oil pump is weak

 

T_5.0_N'works

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Start ups? When metal get's hto it expands, closing the minor gap in where the exhaust leak is. Start up, my Pathfinder has bad lifters, ticks for about 3 seconds on start up in the morning and I never here it again...

 

dastang2

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then i have a major exhaust gasket leak on all my 95 then. i have never seen an exhaust leak close up after warmed up. mine stay there till i kill it.

 

5.0_Gil_89

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Check the header collectors if you own Mac shorties. A friend of mine held his up in the light and where the tubes meet the h-pipe flange holes everywhere. I've been chaseing an ext leak for a while that's the first place I'll look next week when I take it to the hobby shop.

 

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no its under the valve cover, not an exaust leak, like buddy said if it were an exaust leak it would do it all the time and not just on start ups. main bearings is definatly to low for this sound. the sound is like in the middle to the top of the engine.

 

green

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oh ya, it dosent do it all the time either, just once in a while

 

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You may need to adjust the rockers.

 

dastang2

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rockers on E7 heads are non adjustable. check you lifters.

 

green

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its an 85gt so it dosent have e7 heads. it has e5 heads. but i dont think you can adjust them either just tightn them down

 

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yeah my bad, i think you only torque them to 17-27 pounds.