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  • Start date Start date Mar 29, 2007

Red88 RICK

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Hey i just got my engine in recently and car regestered today and i broke the cam in correctly let keep it at around 2000 RPM for about 25 mins and now im driving it to break it in iv heard go on the highway to do this and iv heard not the highway go around town and get a full range of RPM . and every once and a while i might get on it a little but iv been hearing a ticking noise i dont knwo where its coming from but i know iv got good oil preassure so its not anything running dry. the only thing i can think of is the injectors which are also new. the noise increases with RPM. another thing (some electrical stuff) i checked the fuses and they are all alright but my dash lights wont work. everything else works just not the dash and only the guage lights liek the check engine and low gas and belt light will coem on. just not the RPM speed and temp ETC.
 

Fett

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What kind of rockers do you have? I have bolt-down 1.7s and they tick like a sewing machine....almost like injector tick but a lot louder.
 

795.0pacecar

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You really don't have to break in a hydraulic roller cam. The break in procedure you're describing is for flat tappet cams.
 

Red88 RICK

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Oh i have the stock rockers. that must be it but i was just worried i did something wrong durring the rebuild. i want this car to last.
 
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