Re: Hydraulic Lifter Tick

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2024/1/11 9:24:28

Well. someone confirmed what I warned of. Parts in the pans is never good news. No telling where they been. It gets expensive going into surgery for a minor noise. If they were solids, they probably would adjust out. Hydraulics on a flat head is kinda weird. Overheads you can adjust/service them easier. Then some of these cars don't have any oil filter or partials, excess wear and gunk accumulates. That stuff in the pan will get "lifted" by modern detergent oils, and away she goes making noises. I made sure I cleaned the pan (soaked in kerosene) before I ever started the 288. There was something that turned akin to goo, not oil. Imagine if I had tried to start with that going on? Took lots of grief, but it still had a slight lifter noise, but it's got solids. Lazy to adjust and sitting again anyway.
Hope others that see this and going to buy one, notice the tell tales. Welds on the radiator support, homemade parts, noises, etc. And those that let them sit, take notice and regularly exercise and change fluids.