<VV> Valves clicking
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xramzl1 at yahoo.com
Sat Feb 27 15:26:46 EST 2016
Could be that since the Corvair valve lash increases when hot your valves aren't lashed tight enough.
RCS
> On Feb 27, 2016, at 2:42 PM, BobHelt--- via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
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> Matt could be right. He usually is. But it seems to me that if you turn
> off your warm engine with the valve clicking, the next cold start would also
> have the valve clicking until they fill with oil.
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> I wonder if possibly you are mis-adjusting them?
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> Bob Helt
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> In a message dated 2/27/2016 11:47:01 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:
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> What does it mean when the valves click on my 65 Monza when warm but not
> cold? I've adjusted t hem to no avail while the motor was running and warm..
> No noise when she starts up but after 4 minutes its clickety clack
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> Most likely low oil pressure.... below 7 psi.... Put a cheap mechanical
> gauge where the oil snap switch is and check it..
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> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
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