Technical What's this noise on start up?

I believe adjusting the valves with it running, a person would notice the noise change when that one was adjusted. . Oh thats right you didn't adjust them running did you.

 

Well shit. I'm glad you found it, but I've got a similar noise in a totally different engine that I've been trying to track down without tearing it apart. I've already changed the upper valvetrain completely, so that's not it. I think mine is a wrist pin or cracked piston skirt, because the Ford 300 has a reputation for that.

Once again, happy for you that it was so obvious.

 

Well I broke a plug, and can you believe there's not 1 spark plug anywhere around here. But I'm trying to get it fired back up on 7. Missing plug is on #1. I'll be back

 

I broke a plug today also, had to rob one from the race car.

 

Yay

 

You're such a dickhead

 

Sum bitch won't start. Wants to, but it won't. Now the starter is hot and doesn't wanna help out the cause. Serious question here, I switched all of the rockers to the self aligning flavor. I drilled out the pushrod holes like I was told. Adjusting valve lash, I went down to zero lash, then went half turn, but I noticed that when I preloaded them, you could see the valve spring compress. Might sound stupid, but isn't that fucked up? That means no compression. So should I try zero lash, no preload, then see if it changes? How about I pour gas all over it and set it on fire? Oh! I know! How about I just start over, and build a completely new engine instead of fucking with junk?? My head hurts, and nothing got painted today. Bad business model...

 

%÷*("-@×mf/*#@*&"×"!!!

 

That's common so don't freak out just yet. It ran before. Now, are the slots long enough with these new rockers you installed?

 

Time to break out your modified VC and loosen them up to zero lash and then adjust them with it running!

 

What ever happened to all those spring clips we used in the 70s that loose clamped over the pushrod end of the rocker to deflect the oil while adjusting? Haven't seen those in a while.

 

no need to adjust them running...just let it sit a minute and the valves will close again.

 

Who knows.. probably not

 

Don't guess I get it

 

I've never had an issue with adjusting the rockers to get preload, the engine always runs when I'm done working on it.

 

Touche

 

Did you remove the coil wire to bump over installing rockers? Hiding behind the tunnel ram

 

No I have a jumper with an alligator clip on it.

 

Did you have the intake off when you drilled the head's? Distributor might be a tooth or two off... If you didn't have it off, we never had this conversation. This message will self destruct...

 

Yeah I had it all apart. I double checked it, everything is right as far as the distributor. I don't know what's up with it. Kinda like revisiting that fucking 57 Chevy. I told Ash that I'm just gonna pull it out. She told me to let it go for now and just get my elco on the road, I built that engine, I know it's right.

 

Is there a Pertronics module in that didtributor? Askin' for a friend...

 

I believe it's pertronix, not sure.

 

It's firing, it's right there, but the starter is shot i believe

 

Well Shit!!! If it ain't one fuckin' thing, it's another...

 

Here you go;

 

Witchcraft