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Old 08-09-2013, 10:33 AM   #51
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Check your spark plugs too. If it's burning oil, at least some of them should be oil fouled.
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Old 08-11-2013, 08:23 AM   #52
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Mobil 1 makes a 15-50 synthetic blend. $22 at the Anaheim walmart on euclid
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Old 08-20-2013, 02:32 PM   #53
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Is it muffled? If not it might be an exhaust leak. If so, dump a quart of some cheap ATF in your engine and run it for a week to break up the build up (I'm thinking lifter). ATF has a high detergent content. Then put some decent synthetic oil in there (not Rotella, haha).
You know how old that fix is...it goes back to the early 50s...man you're are old.
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You know how old that fix is...it goes back to the early 50s...man you're are old.
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Old 10-12-2013, 07:38 PM   #55
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Is this a normal amount of side to side play in the rockers?

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Is this a normal amount of side to side play in the rockers?
Could very well depend on where that particular valve/push rod is and whether or not that spring is compressed or not. Given two cylinders down was similar this can somewhat affirm what I am thinking.

Either way, ill leave it to those who know Chevy engines as I obviously do not.
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Guy came over, looked it up on Google and told me it was fine. Also fired it up and identified the sound in the OP as indeed, cam knock. Booo.
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Old 10-13-2013, 02:11 AM   #58
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So it's going to wait, but if I have to pull the damn engine to get to the root problem, I will be doing new lifters, rockers, and valves, and maybe either a little head work (though I'm not sure there is much to do) or new HG to drop compression a little for our wonderful CA summer blend. Then on to Jammer98 for headers and exhaust. Unfortunately, over the last year, nothing has panned out all that well on the money front, so it's probably going to be at least six months. Boo. At least the wife's Miata is bullet proof.
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Just run petroleum jelly instead of oil. I still think if you run something like straight 50 weight it will at least minimize the problem in the meantime.
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Old 10-20-2013, 08:57 AM   #60
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You should fab your own headers also, just buy a kit, tacky tacky, pull them out and finish up the seams. Then you will forever be the go-to header guy.
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