finally got my car back

Gregor185 · Feb 18, 2011

so guys i finally picked up my last saturday after 2 long months of a buddy havin it to do the pi headswap and put in my trans. i load up all my old stuff in my moms blazer and he tells me "you might hear some ticking and i think its the header bolts. they might need to be tightened a lil more." ok no big deal since i do work in a garage with lifts. so today i took it to work to get rid of that nasty tick...all the header bolts to the head are tight and the bolts that tighten the hpipe to the header are tight. i have this feeling that i have a lifter tick :BangHead: has anyone else run into this after doin a headswap??

Whistler98 · Feb 19, 2011

Take the H pipe off and get a new gasket for the passenger side where it meets the header. If he reused it, most likely it is leaking and when they leak they sound like the motor is going lol. If not your only out a few $$$ and some time.

Gregor185 · Feb 19, 2011

well i know for sure its on the drivers side...but theres no sign of an exhaust leak. ive talked to a few friends and they said rip the valve cover off and check the lifter. and to also call mhs

vermilion · Feb 20, 2011

give it some time to let the oil charge in the adjusters. if not, one may be collapsed. its not the end of the world though. good luck.

Gregor185 · Feb 20, 2011

im more worried about damaging something obviously if i keep letting it run. i hope i dont have to tear the valve cover off

Willis_98GT · Feb 21, 2011

Your lucky its the drivers side, not the passenger.

the lifters are easy to change, as long as you let them bleed down out of oil. it could be a majority of things, then again theirs modulars that have noise that run perfectly. mine made a little b4 it let go too.

BLCKSTNG96 · Feb 21, 2011

driver side is harder if you ask me but why not just pop the cover and take a look around,its not hard at all.2 months to do a trans and pi headswap?? why so long? i could do that in a weekend.

Gregor185 · Feb 22, 2011

yeah its a bit long if you ask me, but hey i wasnt in a rush since i dont drive it in the winter anyway. im gonna let it run a lil and if it doesnt go away ill pull the valve cover off.