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Hey guys, I recently got my 86GT running and I'm hearing this weird clacking sound from the drivers side of the motor, I thought maybe my rocker were torqued too much (26 ft-lbs) so I loosened them and re-torqued them (18 ft-lbs) but it's still making the clacking sound. [Frown]

Now, I was told all I had to do was put my rockers on and just bolt them down, well, is there any sort of adjustment I have to do or something? If not, could my lifters be bad?

All help appreciated, thanks.

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There was a post the other day about how to tighten rocker arms. I think there's some good info in there: http://www.californiafords.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=011236
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it might be a lifter clack too...they make some nice noises when they go bad....is it loud metal type or more of a softer type....?
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Loud metal type, I have another engine sitting around. I'm going to jack the lifters out of that, swap'em and re-tighten the rockers,etc..

Thank you for that link! [worship]

[ May 31, 2005, 11:27 PM: Message edited by: MustangNate ]

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what is your oil pressure like?
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