Re: IML: Lifter collapse - 1955

[Christian Walter <cdubya2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Kenyon---

I'd get that baby out on the highway and see what
happens. It might just need some breakin'-in !

If you have oil pressure at least you won't overheat
it...I assume that the radiator is full and cooling
system in operational order...

Chris
Modesto

--- Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The 55 has done more sitting than driving lately
> (last
> 18 months).  It was bought from a PO that claimed
> the
> engine was rebuilt.  Block is clean and painted
> day-glo orange, so it has definitely been out of the
> car at some point.  Strangely, it appears that the
> accessories were not replaced at time of engine
> rebuild.  Why one would want to skip redoing $400 of
> acessories on a rebuild beats the heck out of me... 
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> When I start it, I hear tremendous lifter noise. 
> Sounds like one and not all.   Tap Tap Tap - not
> tapety tapety tapety.  The first few times that the
> car came up to temp, the noise abated within a
> minute
> or so of operation and a little revving.  Now it
> does
> not seem to be doing so, and a 3/4 mile trip around
> the block on car (no plates on it) yeilded no
> improvement.
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> I presume that the car has hydraulic lifters?  I
> don't
> know the 55 engine well at all.    
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> What causes lifter noise in a presumably recently
> rebuilt, but sitting forever engine?  Should I just
> drive the thing and get it on the freeway before
> tearing apart?  
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> Oil pressure indicator says that there's plenty of
> pressure, and I'm wondering if the temp just needs
> to
> come up?  How to diagnose without removal of the
> intake manifold?
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