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Which part do you mean? do you mean the radiator claps?
But I think I might need some engine cleaner like SeaFoam or ATF... It could use some cleaning and I have few other cars with dirtier engines.

I realized my engine is quieter than the ones in the videos, maybe I am being overly cautious.

I can't tell which has the hydraulic lifter and which ones don't. But given mine is the last year senior car, only without the aluminum head, it should come with everything...

This may well be the case. the noise is so minor it barely gets picked up by the microphone...

I've you don't have a known service history on the motor, it may be good insurance to drop the oil pan and clean up any sludge and clean the pickup screen.

These cars do not have full filtration oil systems, so they do accumulate sludge in the pan over time.

Due to the length of the pan and clearance issues it can be a bit of a pain, but at least you'll know it's been done this century.

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I would agree, particularly if you plan to keep the car for a while. It's a bit of time and the cost of an oil pan gasket, but I thinks it's worth while.

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Is anyone else able to view the video? I can't on my phone or desktop.

yup, the service history is a bit too sparse for this car. I know it received a frame-off restoration around 1997, but little is known since. (I suspect the owners passed away during the COVID. the time and extreme low auction price indicated that)

I am surprised by the afterthought of the oil filter. I highly doubt the engine came with it in the earlier versions.

Given how bad the fuel tank was, oil pan I can imagine

I tried to grab the URL of the video itself but looks like Flickr has sort of hash value tied to it...
I changed the URL by now