chris varming
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Gentlemen, I did it!! Blew my head gasket on a dark road in Sweden on my way home, as I had a water leak. - Filled the thirsty V8 every 50 kilometer with water 3-4 litres at a time. Arrived home eventually to Denmark and as expected the left head gasket was blown. I encountered a ticking noice from left cylinder head which I diagnosed as a tired hydraulic tappet. - Got a new set of head gaskets from GB and started on the operation. Inspected all the tappets, all push rods and as the cylinder heads were off I extracted every valve and decarbonized them and inspected all valve springs for wear or dammage. 2 days of hard work and finally the first trial: the engine was running and spinning like a cat. Now to my dismay and frustration the ticking noice had not disappeared, but the pattern had changed. Before the operation:ticking all the time, after the operation: ticking loud and clear until the engine has warmed up, after that there is no sound at all. - Harvey? anybody? What have I overlooked? Any ideas are welcome. Regards Chris Varming