On Mon Dec-19-2011 01:29, Roy Witt (1:387/1) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> 17 Dec 11 17:05, Roger Nelson wrote to Mark Hofmann:   
      
    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.   
      
    RN> I'm late (but still alive) in this thread and it sounds like a tappet   
    RN> noise.  I don't know if you have solid or hydraulic lifters, but if   
    RN> either is properly set, and I don't believe in "Mechanic in a can"   
    RN> although sometimes it can help.  So, you can try either Bardahl top   
    RN> oil or put a container of STP oil treatment in the crankcase and see   
    RN> if that helps.  It sounds like some blockage is slowing down the oil   
    RN> from gettting to the lifters.  The blockage could even be in the oil   
    RN> pump filter (Wow!  Is that and oldie!).   
      
    RW> It's a fresh rebuild, so there shouldn't be any blockage. If I   
    RW> recall correctly, it was a new long block assy. This is just   
    RW> something that is considered to be normal for the side-winder   
    RW> engines built by Chevy.    
      
   It's a 6-cylinder?  Problem solved!  They are notorious for that and for a   
   leaking valve cover.   
      
    RN> I've been away from this stuff longer than Roy, but I'm a pretty good   
    RN> guesser.  (-:   
      
    RW> FYI, I'm still in it, just can't perform the intensive labor I   
    RW> could just 5 years ago when I R&Red the front end of my 56 Chevy   
    RW> and swapped it to front disc brakes and put rack and pinion   
    RW> steering on it. Then put an overdrive automatic in it, rebuilt most   
    RW> of the 71 Nova rearend that was under it and R&Red the gas tank. To   
    RW> no avail, I have a new one for it, just need the time to get under   
    RW> it and do it.   
      
   I gave my tools and double-decker toolbox to my Marine Corps son.  I can't   
   turn wrenches anymore.  Tearing an engine down was no fun until I got it back   
   together and everything worked.  Always had some bolts left over unless   
   someone was playing a trick on me.  (-:   
      
    RW> Getting healthy-eer though...I'll be drag-racing this spring.   
      
   You make my mouth water.  I miss doing that -- that and riding my horse Bill.   
      
    RW> The Malibu is almost done. Maybe tomorrow, or the next warm day.    
    RW> It has a fresh 350 engine w/Lunati cam, about 10.5:1 compression,    
    RW> TH350 trans built for drag racing and a Buick GN rear, 8.5" w/posi    
    RW> and 4.30:1 gears under it. It only took a year to do all of that.   
      
   My 1960 Chevy had a Turboglide trans with Grade Retard in it.  Just the thing   
   a flatlander needs, which is kind of funny, but one day it came in handy.  (-:   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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