Help Needed with 202!!

[HK1837]

Don't be worried, it is a Ford dealership, and if they like Fords and give you a hard time about having a proper car well that is their problem! Tell them each to their own, that you like Holdens and girls and that you are happy with that - they should stick to their own lifestyle decisions.

If they are mechanics half worth their title they'll be more than happy to help you out, and to see you having a real go yourself. Trouble is the young ones today are used to plugging in a machine that tells them the problem. They rarely ever have to diagnose it themselves.

[83 WB_Ute]

Don't be worried, it is a Ford dealership, and if they like Fords and give you a hard time about having a proper car well that is their problem! Tell them each to their own, that you like Holdens and girls and that you are happy with that - they should stick to their own lifestyle decisions.

If they are mechanics half worth their title they'll be more than happy to help you out, and to see you having a real go yourself. Trouble is the young ones today are used to plugging in a machine that tells them the problem. They rarely ever have to diagnose it themselves.

Yeah, I'll take it in and get them to have a look at it and see what they think Hopefully they'll have a bit of an idea on what the go is

[wbute]

Looking forward to finding out what the problems are.

[83 WB_Ute]

Looking forward to finding out what the problems are.

Well I've got a few possibles. I spoke to a mechanic at work - turns out that he was an engine builder for GMH in the 80's - and he had a listen to it, and said that because the 'tick, tick, tick wasn't there upon start up, it could be - but is very unlikely - oil pressure related.
But the 3 things that he could think of that it sounds like is either a lobe has been damaged/worn on the cam, the bottom of the lifters being worn or one (or more) pushrods with mushroomed ends.. :/

I'm gonna do some more investigating and see what I can find out But I'm making progress

[wbute]

You should have seen this when you had the rocker cover off. There would have been some rockers that had way more clearance than others. Plus a lobe gone will make it miss all the time.

[83 WB_Ute]

You should have seen this when you had the rocker cover off. There would have been some rockers that had way more clearance than others. Plus a lobe gone will make it miss all the time.

That's it, none of them had any clearance at all.. and its not really missing all the time either.. I would probably bet that the lifters are rounded on the ass end... I'll see what I find when I pull it apart on the weekend..