Broke down.

Posted by mikec On 2008/9/18 22:20:29

Had a bad feeling in my gut all day. Took my car to a show only about 14 miles from my house. right before i pulled in, the engine began to make a bad whacking noise. i goosed the engine a few times and the noise went away. I figured that shes 52 years old and, while it did concern me, i shrugged it off. after the show i re started, and everything seemed ok. i made it about a mile down the road and the tapping resumed but worse, and a rev did not help. The noise was a sharp metallic rap that seemed to be coming from deep under the lifter valley cover. if I put my hand on the valve cover, i could feel a sharp pulse that was in time with the noise. throughout all this the engine ran perfectly smooth and maintained perfect oil pressure.

i had the car towed home on a flatbed.

please help!