Fresh engine, wiped cam? Tick? (new pics added)
Sorry, but I did not. I didn't get your message until I already started tearing everything apart. There is a lot of good advice, yet a lot of the advice is different from other people that seem to get the same result. I was also told not to start it at all in fear that it would just get worse.
At any rate... This is what I have. I was told if the cam was wiped it would be obvious. I guess, I'm just too stupid to tell? :sign10: It does look oddly worn, but it also just looks "used" worn to me!?!? I have posted a lot of pics so I can leave it up to you experts. I am really unsure. The lifters do spin, because you can see the wear marks. I rolled the push rods on a flat table and they seemed fine as well. I do have new Comp push rods I can use when I put it back together just in case. These push rods are from a stock 1971 360. It was rebuilt once, but who knows when.
The lifters have oil on them. I know it looks like burn marks, but it's just oil.
If I shake the lifters I can get them to rattle. They do squish in with just a tap of the finger, about a 1/4" and oil comes out of the hole. All I have to do is shake it and the lifter moves back out. They are flat as well.
IF the cam looks o.k. and I have it this far apart, do you think it might be wise to take off the head, and look at the valves? I have two shops listen to it already, and they both said it was upper valvetrain noise, they used a mechanics stethoscope and they even had a hard time pinpointing the exact problem.
Thanks a lot guys!! PLEASE ADVISE?!?!
Sorry, but I did not. I didn't get your message until I already started tearing everything apart. There is a lot of good advice, yet a lot of the advice is different from other people that seem to get the same result. I was also told not to start it at all in fear that it would just get worse.
At any rate... This is what I have. I was told if the cam was wiped it would be obvious. I guess, I'm just too stupid to tell? :sign10: It does look oddly worn, but it also just looks "used" worn to me!?!? I have posted a lot of pics so I can leave it up to you experts. I am really unsure. The lifters do spin, because you can see the wear marks. I rolled the push rods on a flat table and they seemed fine as well. I do have new Comp push rods I can use when I put it back together just in case. These push rods are from a stock 1971 360. It was rebuilt once, but who knows when.
The lifters have oil on them. I know it looks like burn marks, but it's just oil.
If I shake the lifters I can get them to rattle. They do squish in with just a tap of the finger, about a 1/4" and oil comes out of the hole. All I have to do is shake it and the lifter moves back out. They are flat as well.
IF the cam looks o.k. and I have it this far apart, do you think it might be wise to take off the head, and look at the valves? I have two shops listen to it already, and they both said it was upper valvetrain noise, they used a mechanics stethoscope and they even had a hard time pinpointing the exact problem.
Thanks a lot guys!! PLEASE ADVISE?!?!