Exactly, what I was thinking. mike
--- Brad Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That can be a leak at the header. With no spark, > there is no explosion, and > no big puff out the header. When the noise is > happening, put a few foot > long piece of heater hose or similar tubing all > around the header flange and > follow that pipe to the collector. If there is an > exhaust leak, you can > find it that way really easily. I have had them > before and thought it was a > lifter until I found the header leak. > > Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes > | 245/45/16 BFG R1 > '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes > | 275/40/17 Kumho MX > > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Pelle Andersson > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:58 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Ticking from #4 > Cylinder :-( (addidional info) > > > It follows the RPM. > If i remove the spark plug boot from that cylinder > the ticking disappears! > > Would you give the same diagnose with the additional > info above? > > How do I adjust ther rocker arm? > > Pelle > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' > <mailto:Chevelle-list@chevelles.net> > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 5:53 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Ticking from #4 > Cylinder :-( > > > If it's not an exhaust leak and you can't adjust the > noise out of the rocker > arm, could be a flat lobe on the camshaft, had it > happen to me. Lifter would > never adjust and turned out to be a flat lobe. > > > > Dale McIntosh > > > > > _____ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Shawn Price > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 7:19 AM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Ticking from #4 > Cylinder :-( > > > > Usually a sound like that is an exhaust leak from > the header, a lifter not > pumping up or a rocker arm that needs adjustment. > > > > -- > > > > Shawn > > > > On Jul 31, 2006, at 7:58 AM, Pelle Andersson wrote: > > > > > > What is the most likely cause? > > The sound is quite light & sounds somewhat like a > clock tick! > > Pelle > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
