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Subject:Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
From:Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Date:Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:52:35 -0700
Jens Jakob Andersen wrote:

> It doesnt sound like the normal valve-clatter.
>
> It sounds likesomeone tapping onthe head with a spanner.

How long did you let it run?  After a long sit mine can take 5-10
minutes before one lifter quiets down -- this (the noise) only happens
some of the time after a long spell of parked.

Geo Hahn

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