On Fri Dec-16-2011 20:27, Mark Hofmann (1:261/1304) wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
   RW> No problem...I surf the net all the time.   
      
    MH> And I thought I had already downloaded the entire Internet.. :)    
    MH> Must have missed a few sites.   
      
   I'm late (but still alive) in this thread and it sounds like a tappet noise.    
   I don't know if you have solid or hydraulic lifters, but if either is properly   
   set, and I don't believe in "Mechanic in a can" although sometimes it can   
   help.  So, you can try either Bardahl top oil or put a container of STP oil   
   treatment in the crankcase and see if that helps.  It sounds like some   
   blockage is slowing down the oil from gettting to the lifters.  The blockage   
   could even be in the oil pump filter (Wow!  Is that and oldie!).   
      
   I've been away from this stuff longer than Roy, but I'm a pretty good   
   guesser.  (-:   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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