[Shotimes] Slight ticking from below intake

[Paul L Fisher]

This is the 1st time I have heard this. Where do you get this information. I've 
heard you need to check the condition of all the shims as well as clearance, 
never replace them all. Perfromance-Plus and FPS don't do it. As a matter of 
fact, if I needed a different sized shim, they would take an old one out of 
their parts bin and put mine in for someone else.
Paul L Fisher
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oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
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11/19/1999
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Quoting Steve Weinrich <stevwein@swbell.net>:

> 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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