Ticking noise
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From: Westland but still call Detroit home
Car: 1986 Camaro Z28
Engine: Built Vortec 350
Transmission: 700 R4
Ticking noise
Ok, well i took apart the distributor cap and dried out the connections. When the car starts it won't stay running and makes a ticking sound. Could that just be from the timing being off??
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From: Flowery Branch, GA
Car: 1985 Iroc-Z
Engine: 1 BA 305 TPI
Transmission: Probuilt 700R4 - 2800 Stall Midwest
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Yes. Mine was ticking until I adjusted my timing. Another source of a tick could be an exhaust leak.
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Prolly 90% of the time the "I have a ticking sound" question gets asked, its an exhaust leak.
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I'd bet my money if it didn't do that before the dried out connections, that its your timing. However, our 99 tahoe has an intake leak and it has a ticking sound....I think an exhaust leak is present too.
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it's most likely an exaust leak. but another source of ticking would be your lifters being dirty and loose, happened on my bro's 89 bird.
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From: Westland but still call Detroit home
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thanx all for the replies. Well I got the timing adjusted. Looks like there is an exhaust leak coming from the driver side header. I'll replace that and see what happens
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