Welcome to the "fast" cars lol... j/k If its coming from near the front of the motor, it could be a bad hydraulic lifter. If the car isn't driven very often the oil will bleed out of these and it can take a while for them to pump back up (if at all). They are relatively cheap to replace
If its from the rear then it could be a dirty/noisy injector. Also not expensive to replace or have the existing set cleaned and tested. Both are relatively easy to fix. Both require removing the valve cover. The injectors are a pain to R&R on that style intake, but possible to do after pulling the valve cover. If its from the passenger or driver's side of the engine it could be a pulley/belt/idler or the clutch/flywheel. A little more involved fix for the clutch, but belts and hoses should be done on a routine basis. Good luck and enjoy the ride. Stefan Mullikin Portland, OR Co-Founder PNW-SDAC http://www.pnw-sdac.org 1980 Fiat X-1/9 1984 Dodge Rampage 2.2 1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z 1987 Shelby CSX #106 1988 Shelby CSX-T #3 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Paulson Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:44 AM To: shelby-dodge@sdml.org Subject: SD> '87 GLHS "ticking noise" I'm thinking seriously of buying an '87 GLHS (after years of driving a 302 V8 Mustang) and the car reportedly has a ticking sound coming from under the valve cover......is this typical of a turbo II engine? The car has a stage II computer and makes about 12psi boost. Gets about 27 mpg highway and compression is 120 on all cylinders. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
