Lifters. Proceed with adjustment of valves, AFT/MMO treatment, or both.

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-----Original Message-----
From:   (Donna Cassano) [SMTP:pokeswagon@blazenet.net]
Sent:   Wednesday, August 02, 2000 6:20 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: Knocking engine?  or hyd lifters? how to tell?

Bulley wrote:
Lifters, however don't usually make a knocking sound...more like a TACK,

> TACK, TACK, TACK, TACK TACK, TACK, TACK, TACK. A knocking sound THACK-A,
> THACK-A, THACK-A, THACK-A is upper end bearings. A deep, THOCK, THOCK,
> THOCK, THOCK is lower end. A main bearing can be quiet, or can sound like
> all hell breaking loose, depending on severity and location of the
bearing.
>

I think mine is more of a TICK-A, TICK-A, TICK-A, sound