[FC] Very noisy lifters first startup... help!

[Clark Hartzel]

If you are sure you did the adjustment correctly and each rocker nut has
about 3-4 threads showing past the nuts,  take the car out for a drive and
get it good and hot.  Usually idling doesn't cut it for clacking lifters.
Clark Hartzel

-----Original Message-----
From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of Merv Krull and or
Loretta Prosser
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:19 PM
To: corvanatics at corvair.org; corvairs at cybrus.net
Subject: [FC] Very noisy lifters first startup... help!


Hi folks!

I turned the key, the starter kicked in, and the engine turned over with
satisfying authority. The oil pressure light went off. Once the gas got into
the carbs, the spitting and giggling started.. you know... the sound of an
engine eager to fire up and get going, but just not enough gas to come fully
to life on its own. Another couple of pumps of the accelerator and it
finally idled to life... not so much like a kitten.... more like a really
ticked off tiger. The valve train noise was fierce! I let it idle for close
to five minutes hoping that the noise would settle down remembering that
someone on this listserv said it could take up to 15 minutes... I got scared
and shut it off. Started again a minute later, no change, shut it off.

I did a complete static setting of the lifters while the engine was sitting
on the workbench following Bob Helt's book word for word. I found that I did
not have to change each setting much at all if any.

My mechanic brother in law says hmmmmm usually 3 or 4 minutes does the trick
on water pumpers.

Am I gonna hafta set the lifters with the engine running?

Should I just let it run until it quiets down?

I put Castrol Synthetic 10 30 in it and no major parts have come out through
the exhaust pipe....

What to do? What to do?

thanx
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC
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