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Old 08-04-2025, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Verdoro 68 View Post
It's likely the timing chain has been changed over the years. If it has, it's been a while. I'll check the slop again now that the hood is off. If I pull the intake and valley pan, it's not that much more to do the timing cover. It needs a new seal anyway. Slippery slope...

Thinking more about swapping in a fresh set of lifters to get rid of the tick. What's the level of risk of putting a new set of Johnson lifters on a 50 year old OEM cam?
Surely by now the original cam has at least one or two lobes going flat.

Waste of time putting new lifters on a worn out original cam.

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