Re: TrevorK's 1955 Packard Patrician

Posted by Trevor On 2019/1/14 15:02:12

Not much work done, actually been collecting a few trim pieces to replace and getting some quotes on paint. However, one item popped up: the damned lifter is ticking again!

I have the Olds oil pump installed and it seemed fine for a good while. Now the ticking is back but intermittently. I was driving to work today, humming along at 50mph and suddenly the ticking starts up. I keep going down the road, knowing there's a place about a mile up to pull over and drop in some oil, figuring I may be a just low enough.

After I came to a stop the ticking continued for a bit and then went away before I could get the oil out of the trunk. I continued on my way to work.

So what could be causing this intermittent tick? It seems to happen when I'm at "high" speed, but since I have the Olds retrofit I didn't think I'd have to worry about oil starvation.