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Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 8:11 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Exhaust Tick in
my New 350
My 1965 Malibu SS-350 went to the muffler
shop to diagnose a ticking noise in the right muffler. When put on the
rack it was obvious the ticking (while idling in drive) can also be heard
along the pipe forward of the muffler all the way to the manifold.
I guessed, particularly since the idle is not
perfect, was that I was hearing a badly leaking exhaust
valve. A compression check on the 2-4-6-8 bank shows 135, 140, 130,
140. This seems too good to have a significant valve leak.
It has a new GMPP Crate Engine with 500 miles
since installation and the tick has been there since initial
startup.
Does anyone have an idea?
Thanks,
Dennis
McGillis
1965 Chevelle Malibu
SS-350