Loud Lifter
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Printed Date: June-08-2024 at 10:19am
Topic: Loud Lifter
Posted By: 80nauts
Subject: Loud Lifter
Date Posted: July-20-2005 at 4:55am
| I have a loud lifter. Does it need to be fixed? How do you fix it? I don't believe in additives. |
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Posted By: AWhite70
Date Posted: July-20-2005 at 10:48am
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If it's truly a bad lifter then the lifter can be replaced. If the lifter is loud because the valvetrain is worn to the point where the lifter can not adjust the lash then you'll need to replace the other worn components. With an automotive stethoscope (~$10 at your local parts store) you should be able to isolate the noise to at least a cylinder if not a particular valve.
A bad lifter is a common misdiagnosis for anything in an engine that ticks. When I bought my '79 I thought it had a bad lifter and the noise turned out to be piston slap due to scored cylinders. |
Posted By: 80nauts
Date Posted: July-20-2005 at 12:49pm
| Maybe your right... I assumed that the loud tick was a lifter. Should I worry about it? |
Posted By: jameski
Date Posted: July-20-2005 at 1:00pm
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FWIW, When I bought my '78, it had a noisy lifter. The previous owner said it had been noisy for 4 or 5 years. I replaced all 16 lifters and it has been quiet for three seasons (around 300 hours).
In answer to your first question, I don't think it will cause any problems to leave the noisy lifter alone. It will just sound bad. The racers will tell you "a loose valve is a happy valve". 
------------- current boat http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1977 - 94 Sport Nautique previous boat http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=601 - 78 Martinique |
Posted By: jameski
Date Posted: July-20-2005 at 2:32pm
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Piston slaps and bad lifters sound VERY similar, but their is a difference in the sound. The piston slap will go away or sound different when put under load, the lifter is not really effected. Ususally, a bad lifter will tap more when cold and less when hot (at least at first). ------------- current boat http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1977 - 94 Sport Nautique previous boat http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=601 - 78 Martinique |