<VV> lifter tap

[Matt Nall]

Mike... SEARCH!!! ggg   over at the CCF  we told someone in the last 10 days 
with the exact problem how to tell without the engine running.....as well as 
the fact that the lifter most likely needs just a 1/4 turn IN  to shut it 
up....if nothing is broken...

Matt Nall
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mhicks130 at cox.net>

> On the way to the convention my car picked up a lifter tap.  It seemed to 
> run fine so we kept going.  While at the convention, I had a couple of 
> experts listen and they concurred it was lifter noise (not a valve seat). 
> They suggested adding some Marvel Mystery Oil and driving for a while and 
> they felt it would go away on its own.  Well it didn't.  It did drive just 
> fine going up and down mountain roads in Pennsylvania on the way home.  I 
> adjusted the valves today and the noise is still there.  It's quieter at 
> idle and get noisier with revs.  Although, at 70 on the freeway you could 
> barely hear it.   So, how do I go about figuring which lifter is noisy and 
> what do I have to do to replace it?  It's on the muffler side (it's a 110) 
> so it's a pain to run it while checking.  Although I could get a flexible 
> muffler tube I guess.  Do I need to remove the oil pan?
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