

| Subject: | Re: LOUD Engine |
| From: | Joe Wagner |
| Date: | Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:16:14 -0400 |
The fix is this.
1 - change your oil every 3,000 mile.
2 - never run any engine for a short distance.
Always get the motor hot.
Forget the addatives Eric
On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, Scott Semyan wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who responded to my plea for help. Thinking it was
> the muffler, I took it into my local shop. He says:
>
> 1) There were some loose bolts on the exhaust manifold that he tightened
>
>
> and
>
> 2) I have a stuck lifter which is causing a tapping noise. He says to
> fix it I should change the oil and add some Slick 50, then let the motor
> run for a while revving it occasionally until it gets unstuck. He says
> this might take up to 45 minutes.
>
> Does this sound right?
>
> Scott Semyan
> '85 Westie
> Seattle, WA
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