i have no clue what this is.... when i press the throttle lightly the ticking is slow
the harder i press the pedal the faster the ticking gets faster....
eventually at like 3/4 throttle, the ticking is so fast there is no more ticking
at idel there is no ticking....
i have no idea what this is coming from.
any ideas?

 

a valve(s) maybe? see if ya can figure out where its comin from...exhaust leak maybe.. gotta narrow it down

 

i don't think its an exhaust leak... because if that was it, the ticking would get louder at higher RPMs.... the noise goes away at high RPMs on my car.... if it is the valves..... how would one solve that?

 

Check your EGR solenoid. Just unplug it and see if the ticking stops. It's located near the EGR valve on the back passenger side of the intake manifold.

 

Injectors? They make a ticking noise......

 

Probably a rocker arm... take off your oil filler cap and see if it gets a little louder. If it does, it is a rocker, and its on that side. If nothing on that side, roll up a peice of paper, put one end on the other valve cover and listen through the other end. It should be obvious if there is an 'off' rocker in there somewere by using these methods.

 

Lifters. Try doing an oil flush and get some new oil

 

not oil, i just recently got that changed about 2 months ago (1000 miles).

not injecters, i have a carburator.

i'll check for the rocker arms tommorow.

 

I will pretty much guarantee its either lifters or rockers. Im leaning to lifters. Go get some ATF and add .5L or so to your engine oil. Drive it for half hour and do an oil change. The lifters get sticky and fouled with dirt etc. and the ATF has detergents that break this down. Try this or buy an engine oil cleaner and repeat as neccesary. I had to do it 3 times on my old motor and worked great. We still do it at the dealership I work at.

 

exuse my ignorance, but what is ATF, and where can i buy it?

 

ATF = automaitc transmission fluid. Believe it, it works.

But that's probably not your problem... you probably have an exhaust leak where the exhaust manifold bolts to the head. Tighten the bolts.

Try the trans fluid thing though, you won't believe how much black gunk that used to be all in your motor will come out in your oil the first time.