Well, since there is a lot of talk about it, here goes. A while back after rebuild number one I had a loud tick like this. Traced everything I could think of. Finally in desperation I replaced the cam and lifters. The tick remained. I eventually swapped on the old valve springs and was met with blessed silence.
Happy ending, right. Er, wrong. So I ordered new springs since my old ones were so old I thought they were maybe original. New springs, still no tick. But not much later she’s running rough. Two wiped lobes on the cam (actually they never ticked but it ran rough). Then I dropped a valve. That set me way back.
So since I wasn’t planning on having to buy heads I used this 703 cam because I had it and it “should” work. But the tick makes me nervous and I feel the cam is not the best choice. I would be more comfortable replacing it but would want to be pretty sure what I got instead was more suitable.
Sam
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Sam Agnew
Where you come from is gone; where you thought you were going to, weren't never there; and where you are ain't no good unless you can get away from it.
Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
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