Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2014/9/15 3:16:56

I am going through the exact same thing with my '51 200 Deluxe, 327 with hydraulic lifters as you. Same noises same trouble isolating the noises, the whole 9 yards. What I am doing is pulling the head and removing all the lifters and cleaning them by taking them apart and washing in clean solvent. I found about three that were stuck and after washing seemed to work as they should. There is one exception that has the lifter body stuck in the tappet. I'm letting that go for know. One thing I should know is if there is noise after I close it all back up, I'll know who the guilty parties are. It doesn't seem to take much to mess these up. On the other hand I'm amazed that these engines will still run with so many things wrong.

Mine too set for a long time before being re-started by the couple I bought it from. I'm becoming convinced that the only thing to do with these engines, especially with modern gas - is if they have sat for any length of time, the valve covers should be pulled and all valves and lifters checked to see if they move correctly before ever attempting to start the engine. I know that's what I'm going to do.

Just my