Just picked up a 86 GN that shows to have had an engine rebuild around 6k ago. The engine is smooth and quiet at idle. After driving a minute or two, what sound like a like a lifter starts ticking pretty good and continues as long as the care is above 2 or 3k rpm. After stopping and idling, the ticking slowly goes away. I am assuming a bad lifter, but not sure. Have bought a new set of lifters and plan to replace in a week or two. If it is just one lifter, I would rather replace just the one instead of the whole set to avoid risking a flat cam during break-in. Any ideas/suggestion would be appreciated.
Lifter problem
- Thread starter RossGN
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turbo nasty
Turbo Dojo / MNTR
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- Jul 19, 2001
Oil psi?
I wouldn't replace a lifter. If you suspect a lifter problem the lifter(s) can be removed one at a time, disassembled and cleaned and re-installed. Don't mix any lifters or put a new lifter on your worn cam or you will have much bigger problems
Just scrolling through some of my ancient posts. Noticed I never posted the "fix". Decided to change lifters. After pulling the intake, for whatever reason, I thought about a possible clogged push rod. Sure enough, started blowing through each one. Sure enough, one was clogged. Ran a piece of piano wire through it and dislodged a small metal shaving. Bolted it back up....problem fixed. Remember to post the solutions to the problem, even if it IS 10 years late!
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^^^^^ this should be a requirement for threads. You come on here for help and you should have the courtesy to let everyone know what the outcome was. A other requirement should be atleast listing a region if not a town where you live.
