Re: Lifters? Help please!

Posted by steve-52/200 On 2012/1/19 0:48:24

I have a really" calttery" engine in my 52 ,I finally saved up and went to the genuine mechanic to have my first valve adjustment for the mechanical lifters of the 288 and found out via the engine number and inspection that i didnt have a 288 with mechanical lifters ,I had a 327 with hydrolic lifters!,nice ,perhaps an option at the time of order ,
they said they cant be adjusted ,closed up the cover on the side of the engine and I clattered home ,clatter clatter clatter ,sounds like a deisel engine ,no smoke though , Ive checked the timing , replaced the plugs and plug wires and have fresh rings ,clatter clatter i hear "thats what they all sound like ",but thought the engine should be real quiet
Im guessing that iM not realizing the full potential of the engine and that all of that noise translates to incompletley closed valves ,any de-clatter ideas?