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What does a valve slapping a piston sound like?

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1994Vib.RedGT

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My car all of a sudden started a clank clank clank noise while driving to mustangweek, needless to say its ***ked now, but what does this sound like, I think this is what is happening.
 
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I highly doubt thats your issues with a stock head and cam
 

1994Vib.RedGT

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except the heads were ported and the cam is a steeda 19, the head/cam swap was just finished this past week, thats why Im thinking that, and it sounds like that, but Ive never heard it, thats why I want to know, I think a vavle might have dropped.
 

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Not sure what it would sound like exactly....but, by the time yout thought you heard it, it's most likely too late.
 

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well it does make a clanking sound a easy way to check is just pull the valve covers and check all ur keepers and look to see all valves.
 

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ok, I pulled valve cover, the rocker arm bolt snapped off inside the head, is there a way to pull this thing out without taking the head off or getting new heads?
 
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