???'s On Replacing Heads Gaskets While In The Car...

[Yankee John]

I got the GN back together again!!!

Just in time for the local cruise night tonight too! Here are a couple of shots of the engine (sans turbo shield).

The motor runs very nice and smooth, although I do have a little exhaust "tick" to track down and take care of.

John

 

[G-Force]

What alternator is that you are running?

 

[Pittsburghkid]

I got the GN back together again!!!

Just in time for the local cruise night tonight too! Here are a couple of shots of the engine (sans turbo shield).

The motor runs very nice and smooth, although I do have a little exhaust "tick" to track down and take care of.

John

Are you sure it's an exhaust "tick". I have the same thing after replacing the head gaskets which i've been told is the lifters and that i should have oiled them before putting that top end back on. Althought the tick does almost go away after to car gets hot.

 

[Yankee John]

What alternator is that you are running?

That is the 220 amp unit from Turbobuicks.com

John

 

[Yankee John]

Well, It sounds like the ticking noise is coming from the top of the engine My friend definately thinks it's lifter noise, and it seems to be getting noisier.

Do I just replace the cam and lifters- Or should I spring for a short block, since my engine has high miles? I'm leaning toward a shortblock...

Dang it!!!!

John

 

[BlackBandit]

if it's an exhaust tick it'll get louder with more load and go away when you let off the gas and then come back at idle. Big difference I price between a cam/lifter set and a shortblock. Don't freak out about it or make any decisions until you know exactly what the noise is.

 

[84BuickGNYorkPA]

In my exsperience, most ticking noises ended up being exhaust manifold gasket leaking, usually after WOT blast. Or a cracked header. Did you clean out the oil pan/pick-up screen, like Paul mentioned?

Chuck

 

[Dabigguy]

In my exsperience, most ticking noises ended up being exhaust manifold gasket leaking, usually after WOT blast. Or a cracked header. Did you clean out the oil pan/pick-up screen, like Paul mentioned?

Chuck

I was going to ask the same thing. Maybe I read it wrong, but did you powerwash the engine AFTER you pulled the intake off? If you did, then you have a lot of crud inside your engine.