datsun-roadsters
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Roadsters] valve tick / clatter

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] valve tick / clatter
From: ljordan704@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:10:33 -0500
 Does anyone know if Autozone loans a bore scope for checking inside the 
engine? If so that could be handy.

Linda
68 1600


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gammon <gtpjimgammon@yahoo.com>
To: Datsun roadster <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:45 pm
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] valve tick / clatter










Ah, the old "piston slap", I had not thought of that. Worn out wrist pin,
usually.
 
Jim

--- On Sat, 11/8/08, John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@csus.edu> wrote:

From: John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@csus.edu>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] valve tick / clatter
To: jover4x4@aol.com
Cc: dcounty@msn.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 10:37 PM

> I am asking for help in diagnosing a valve clatter...

Three others have already mentioned this - make me number 4.
The piston is hitting the head. Been there, done that.
If yo can shine some light in the spark plug hole, I'm betting
you'll see scuffs on the piston dome where it's been pounding.

-- John
    John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu  Sacramento, CA
You are subscribed as gtpjimgammon@yahoo.com

Datsun-roadsters mailing list

http://www.team.net/archive

http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/datsun-roadsters
You are subscribed as ljordan704@netscape.net

Datsun-roadsters mailing list

http://www.team.net/archive

http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/datsun-roadsters
________________________________________
Support Team.Net  http://www.team.net/donate.html


Datsun-roadsters mailing list

http://www.team.net/archive

http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/datsun-roadsters

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>