[supermachone]

Originally Posted by emgjsdk1 ive got all the pieces i got the original motor and a NEVER BEEN DRIVIN 0 miles on it painted blue block and heads it just needs more body work than anything most of its rusted out :[

yeah rust is a bitch! whoever owned my mach 1 before me got it painted and whoever did the body worked sucked ass because there is some rust around the rear fender wells where body putty obviously failed...but luckily i know a dude with a body shop and he is really talented, so hes gonna help me out, new paint all that crap...only set back is i have to buy 2 new rear quarter panels which is gonna suck but oh well better for it in the end

[emgjsdk1]

yea man thats a bad ass mach 1
im not sure what kinda engine i got back there for my fastback its painted blue and it says 302 on the block...you have any idea of what it is? im pretty sure its a 351

[stephen]

Originally Posted by emgjsdk1 so i finally got all my money saved up to start dropping it into my v6 and when i took it to have a tune up at a buddy of mines shop he told me that he thinks something could be wrong with one of my lifters (THIS IS THE CLICKING NOISE THAT IVE BEEN HEARING FOREVER NOW AND COULDNT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS :[ ) but he said he could be wrong because he works mostly on 5.0s but i had like 5 different mechanics telling me the same thing............anybody know how much it will cost me to replace my lifters or anybody had the same problem......they told me its from running my car so hard :]

Is the noise continuous or just when the engine is cold? If it's only when the engine is cold they might just need cleaning and ATF or seafoam in the oil could fix that. If they are worn or damaged you will need to replace them.

To remove them you need to remove the upper/lower intake manifolds and rocker arms/pushrods.

[emgjsdk1]

Originally Posted by stephen Is the noise continuous or just when the engine is cold? If it's only when the engine is cold they might just need cleaning and ATF or seafoam in the oil could fix that. If they are worn or damaged you will need to replace them. To remove them you need to remove the upper/lower intake manifolds and rocker arms/pushrods.

nope continuous,...makes almost a ratchet click noise just louder..a lot louder and it gets louder when you hit the gas especially when your under 50mph

[supermachone]

Originally Posted by emgjsdk1 yea man thats a bad ass mach 1 im not sure what kinda engine i got back there for my fastback its painted blue and it says 302 on the block...you have any idea of what it is? im pretty sure its a 351

glad ya like the ride! but yeah its hard telling, that year came out with a lot of options for an engine, its possible it could be either, but if it says 302 on the block then it just might be a 302 lol, you have any pics of it?

[Avaric3]

if it says 302, im gonna ssume its a 302 lol. you could always sell it and buy a 351w tho

[stephen]

Originally Posted by emgjsdk1 nope continuous,...makes almost a ratchet click noise just louder..a lot louder and it gets louder when you hit the gas especially when your under 50mph

Sounds like if it's lifters it needs new ones.

You should measure the oil pressure with a gauge to be sure it's within specs. The symptoms you describe don't sound like a lifter problem.

[emgjsdk1]

i cant get pix up here or else id have some pix of my own cars lol i couldnt figure it out it said picutre size to big ....but the guy we bought it from said it was bored and i cant be sure but stroked too idk to be honest yea it says 302 on the block

[emgjsdk1]

Originally Posted by stephen Sounds like if it's lifters it needs new ones. You should measure the oil pressure with a gauge to be sure it's within specs. The symptoms you describe don't sound like a lifter problem.

a guy who works on 5.0s told me this but he also said he cant be sure but im supposed to have a guy coming to look at it too