friend of mine got my truck running pretty good. but i notice some light tapping under acceleration, nothing major. but
is it bad TO drive drive with this tapping or ticking sound. maybe needs thicker oil.
LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
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Re: LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
Tapping is never good, tapping under load sounds like either a spark knock or an exhaust leak.
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Re: LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
The spark knock, aka detonation is very bad for pistons. Might want to look to see if that is it, back off the timing a few degrees and see if the tapping is still there.
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Re: LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
yeah i had a friend time it, he is the type who doesnt belive in using a timinig light , i get it at accelearation at bout 25mph.
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Re: LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
Friends who don't believe in timing lights are they who's houses fall down... use a timing light, dwell meter.. etc..sacramento_ford wrote:yeah i had a friend time it, he is the type who doesnt belive in using a timinig light , i get it at accelearation at bout 25mph.
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Re: LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
Find a friend who believes in timing lights before you start cleaning pistons out of the oil pan...
Robert
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Re: LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
yeah, true. i think i will , i appreciate his effort, but its starting to sound like a diesel
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Re: LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
Seriously, stop driving/running it NOW and figure out what is wrong with it.
You are going to blow the motor up if you haven't already!
You are going to blow the motor up if you haven't already!
Robert
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Re: LIGHT TAPPING UNDERLOAD
YEAH im getting low oil pressure, when i got this truck , it wasnt cared for bout 2 years ago, it was gunked like crazy. i wonder if the oil pump screen is clogged. i replaced the oil filter just in case. im gonna pray the timing is off. seems like fine from 20 miles per hour then when i go higher i get the light tapping sound under load. sounds like tappets. also seems like when im driving over 20 its like im driving in a rev, i rememeber it cruising without the high rpm rev sound