engine claking

rickrubin2 · July 11th, 2011, 08:26 AM

well i ran open headers for 3 days didnt drive it very much but maybe 50 miles in the whole 3 days i put mufflers back on it and now its making a claking noise in the engine like a vavle spring or valve has been displaced and needs to be reset and its not an xhaust leak

by the way its on my 1965

ajzride · July 11th, 2011, 08:49 AM

Video? That is not much to go on.

rickrubin2 · July 11th, 2011, 12:17 PM

IT WONT LET ME but its right above the headers like under valve cover so it leaves to me to believe that i need to reset the valve with the recalibration tool because i ran open headers so it is somthing with the valves but just one side which is the passenger side closeset to the cabin toward the back of the engine just need to make sure what this noise is and dont wanna mess it up from driving it while its doing this

ajzride · July 11th, 2011, 01:47 PM

I'm kind of a noob around here, but I've never heard of resetting a valve. You can set valve lash by adjusting the rockers if you have stud mount rockers. Which you need to do after the engine has run for a few hours anyway. As long as you have headers and not just exhaust manifolds, you shouldn't have damaged anything by running with open headers. It is also possible that the noise has been there all along, and you just couldn't hear it over the noise of the open headers.

You can use a large screwdriver to find the exact spot of the noise. Put the handle to your hear, and touch the tip to the motor, it will act like a stethoscope. You can also buy an engine stethoscope (harbor freight) sells them.

The best way to get a video on here is to upload it to youtube and link it.

br547 · July 11th, 2011, 08:02 PM

sounds like a rocker arm came off or broke.pull the cover and take a look.

ajzride · July 11th, 2011, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by br547

sounds like a rocker arm came off or broke.pull the cover and take a look.

+1

This is what happened to mine. It was really hard to see with the rockers covered in oil. Spray them with some brake cleaner so you can get a good look at them. You are looking for something like this:

rickrubin2 · July 12th, 2011, 08:18 AM

thanks so much i pulled the valve cover off and the rocker arm had come loose and ws making the claking thanks so much guys

July 11th, 2011, 08:26 AM	#1
rickrubin2 Regular 2007 shelby gt 12.8 @ 107 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: memphis tn Posts: 50 iTrader: 0 reviews	engine claking well i ran open headers for 3 days didnt drive it very much but maybe 50 miles in the whole 3 days i put mufflers back on it and now its making a claking noise in the engine like a vavle spring or valve has been displaced and needs to be reset and its not an xhaust leak by the way its on my 1965

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July 11th, 2011, 08:49 AM	#2
ajzride Regular 1965 Mustang Coupe Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 483 iTrader: 0 reviews	Video? That is not much to go on.

July 11th, 2011, 12:17 PM	#3
rickrubin2 Regular 2007 shelby gt 12.8 @ 107 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: memphis tn Posts: 50 iTrader: 0 reviews	IT WONT LET ME but its right above the headers like under valve cover so it leaves to me to believe that i need to reset the valve with the recalibration tool because i ran open headers so it is somthing with the valves but just one side which is the passenger side closeset to the cabin toward the back of the engine just need to make sure what this noise is and dont wanna mess it up from driving it while its doing this

July 11th, 2011, 01:47 PM	#4
ajzride Regular 1965 Mustang Coupe Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 483 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm kind of a noob around here, but I've never heard of resetting a valve. You can set valve lash by adjusting the rockers if you have stud mount rockers. Which you need to do after the engine has run for a few hours anyway. As long as you have headers and not just exhaust manifolds, you shouldn't have damaged anything by running with open headers. It is also possible that the noise has been there all along, and you just couldn't hear it over the noise of the open headers. You can use a large screwdriver to find the exact spot of the noise. Put the handle to your hear, and touch the tip to the motor, it will act like a stethoscope. You can also buy an engine stethoscope (harbor freight) sells them. The best way to get a video on here is to upload it to youtube and link it.

July 11th, 2011, 08:02 PM	#5
br547 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like a rocker arm came off or broke.pull the cover and take a look.

July 12th, 2011, 08:18 AM	#7
rickrubin2 Regular 2007 shelby gt 12.8 @ 107 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: memphis tn Posts: 50 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks so much i pulled the valve cover off and the rocker arm had come loose and ws making the claking thanks so much guys

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