[Shotimes] Slight ticking from below intake

[Ron Childs]

I have never heard that when doing a 60K, that all shims need to be 
replaced, not just the ones that are out of spec. I think that many people 
who have rented 60K kits that come with shim assortments, exchange their 
used ones for ones that are in spec.

-Ron Childs



>From: Steve Weinrich <stevwein@swbell.net>
>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Slight ticking from below intake
>Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:49:27 -0600
>
>The valve shims are intended to be replaced at the adjustment interval, not
>just checked.
>
>The shims are made of a softer alloy and are intended to be sacrificed to
>wear instead of the camshaft lobes.
>
>Simply "checking" the lash is not enough to preserve the cam lobes.  A new
>shim with new sacrificial material is what is needed to ensure the cams 
>make
>it to the next "adjustment" interval without scoring or other damaging 
>wear.
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Erik Balser" <masho95@attbi.com>
>To: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Slight ticking from below intake
>
>
> > I have 83K on the odometer, and valve lash has never been adjusted.. but 
>i
> > just have such a hard time believing that is needs to be done already,
>I've
> > talk to a lot of Ford shops that people have brought SHO's to and they
>said
> > they've never seen one under 100K that's needed to be done...maybe they
> > don't know what they're doing though.,... i don't know
> >
> > '95 MTX
> > masho95
> > http://home.attbi.com/~masho95
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
> > To: "Erik Balser" <masho95@attbi.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:43 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Slight ticking from below intake
> >
> >
> > > What's your mileage?  You might be hearing valve lash.  When was the
>last
> > > time valve lash was adjusted?
> > >
> > > Joseph
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Erik Balser" <masho95@attbi.com>
> > > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:32 AM
> > > Subject: [Shotimes] Slight ticking from below intake
> > >
> > >
> > > Lately when opening the hood you can hear a slight ticking noise
> > constantly
> > > from just under the intake.  Obviously it's probably something with 
>the
> > cams
> > > turning.  My question is, how normal is a noise like this, could 
>nothing
> > be
> > > wrong?  I've always remembered my SHO's having this sound so maybe 
>it's
> > not
> > > bad? Is this just the engine noise or is there a problem indicated?
> > >
> > > '95 MTX
> > > masho95
> > > http://home.attbi.com/~masho95
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