ok i have an 85 iroc i purchased last september it was someone elses project i got it for a good deal just a few weeks ago i was pulling it out for the first time i did plugs wires cap rotor oil change all that good stuff and shortly after maybe 3-4 days prolly 500 miles of driving i started getting a ticking from a lifter i checked it not the exhaust im 100 percent positive its a lifter and all i know of the motor is its said to be a 71 350 out of a chevelle i believe almost stock its got shorty headers holley 600 cfm carb i believe and a mild cam im wondering if something i did when i tuned it up could have caused this to happen maybe something i can do to stop it/quiet it down ive talked to a few friends one suggested using lucas oil stabalizer i did that it helped for about 4 minutes it seemed another buddy told me to add this zinc additive i did that nothing happened another buddy told me to adjust the valve lash ive tried countless things and nothings helping im basically just trying to keep it driveable til i can afford a rebuild or a new motor any ideas? or am i pretty much screwed as this is my daily driver

 

just go easy on it then.no hole shots

 

thats about what it comes down to too..... but another question what would be a good combo for an older 350 cause i was thinking when i tear down the motor to do the lifters i was thinking of doing heads cam lifters pushrods intake basically replacing the whole top end of the motor my buddy says he has a set of world product sportsman heads a decent sized cam from comp cams not sure of the specs and he said he can get everything else i would need to do all this for around 1000 bucks... he owns a shop building motors and gets a pretty good discount.. my question is does it sound worth it? or should i just rebuild the entire motor?

 

Unless you love the block,ie.It,s stock and you want to keep it that way,you might be able to buy a factory rebuild with 3 year 100,000 mile warenty cheaper

 

i had that problem with my 305. I had a bent push rod and after i did that its perfect

 

ill check that out come to think of it when i adjuste the valve lash i never checked to see if the rod was bent