<VV> Noisy lifter..occasionally

[MarK Durham]

My 62 Coupe did the same thing as Matt described after overhaul as I had
set them at zero lash plus 1 flat preload. I did the adjustment after
driving it a bit to get everything broke in and the engine is now quiet all
the time.
Mark Durham
Hauser Idaho
62 Coupe Red/Red
On Apr 12, 2015 10:04 PM, "Matt Nall via VirtualVairs" <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

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> I have one lifter on the 110 in my rampside that is either noisy as heck
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> first started or quiet. I don't seem to have this problem in my Monza,
> it's the
> rampside that is giving me fits. Sometimes it gets quiet right away, other
> times
> it continues to tick the whole time I drive it. When it continues to tick,
> it's
> significantly quieter then when it first cranks up, but doesn't completely
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> away. The very next time I started the entire engine is quiet. Puzzling to
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> the least.
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> Greg
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> I had the same problem on a car I bought... and it was all 6 on one
> side...  do it about once a week...all day...  next day was fine....
> adjusted to "0"  lash...no preload..
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> Adjust just that one rocker   1/2 turn CW   and drive on.... bet it  never
> does it again..
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> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
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