Re: Collapsed Lifter Syndrome
Posted by Gary On 2011/9/14 7:07:31
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BigKev wrote:
Your motor is a '53 327, 5 bearing, solid lifter motor. Virtually the same as my '54 M3xxxxx motor. I bet you have a loose valve that needs adjusting. Exactly the same problem I had.
Well that's a blow to my theory...a solid lifter equipped engine afterall and as loud as the tapping is, I would have bet on it being a collapsed hydraulic lifter. Don't get me wrong though, it's good news in the sense that hopefully, it is just a matter of adjusting the valve and I would certainly count my blessings if it turns out to be just that. I just wonder how far out of adjustment it needs to get in order to cause that off-beat rhythm at the tailpipe...the putt, putt, putt, putt instead of the nice smooth steady sound of a good running straight 8. Did yours have an off beat sound at the tailpipe before you found and adjusted the loose valve Big Kev?
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