Dear Kerry Befor you do any thing else check around you heat damper this where i found mine one time but i had did what you have dun and felt like a fool when it was that the heat damper had rusted out this leaves 2 holes in the ex where the heat damper was i will bet this is what is wrong you can put your hand donw ther but dont burn your self ok A IMPERIAL FRIND BOB CRONIN 62,63 IMP AND 63 NEW YOURKER. LET ME KNOW IF THIS WAS IT >From: KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: IML: Ticking noise >Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:22:35 -0800 (PST) > >Otis, I think you have it. This is EXACTLY what I >hear. Today, I pulled the valve cover and could NOT >find the problem so pretty much isolated it to the >manifold. Now if I can only pull it without pulling >the engine.... Ain't much room in a 73, especially on >the left side. The good news is that I think I have a >spare. > >Kerryp > >--- Otis Davidson <otisdavidson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: IML: Ticking noise > > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 16:47:37 -0800 (PST) > > > > >>Is there a definitive way to tell the difference > > >>between a clicking lifter and an exhaust leak from > > a > > >>cracked exhaust manifold? > > > > ...Yes,an exhaust leak will increase/be louder when > > the engine is put under > > load. > > A "ticking" lifters' noise will remain constant > > under load. > > > > Have someone sit in the car with their foot on > > the brake...and have them > > step on the gas-pedal a little while you listen > > underhood. > > > > Steve from Albany,N.Y. > > '75 Imp 4dr <--no exhaust leaks. > > '79 440 powered 35 ft RV <-- the right side exh > > manifold sounds like > > chitty-chitty bang-bang. > > > > Been down the road of replacing lifters only to find > > it was a cracked manifold once before. > > > > Kerryp > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > > http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > >