19 Dec 11 07:58, Roger Nelson 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.   
      
    RN>> I'm late (but still alive) in this thread and it sounds like a   
    RN>> tappet noise.  I don't know if you have solid or hydraulic lifters,   
    RN>> but if either is properly set, and I don't believe in "Mechanic in a   
    RN>> can" although sometimes it can help.  So, you can try either Bardahl   
    RN>> top oil or put a container of STP oil treatment in the crankcase and   
    RN>> see if that helps.  It sounds like some blockage is slowing down the   
    RN>> oil from gettting to the lifters.  The blockage could even be in the   
    RN>> oil 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.   
      
    RN> It's a 6-cylinder?  Problem solved!  They are notorious for that and   
    RN> for a leaking valve cover.   
      
   It's not THAT Blue Flame 6 cyl engine, it's a 90s version of the 80s   
   2.8L V6 with about a 3.1L capacity. Or is it the 3.4L, Mark?   
      
    RN>> I've been away from this stuff longer than Roy, but I'm a pretty   
    RN>> good 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.   
      
    RN> I gave my tools and double-decker toolbox to my Marine Corps son.  I   
    RN> can't turn wrenches anymore.  Tearing an engine down was no fun until   
    RN> I got it back together and everything worked.  Always had some bolts   
    RN> left over unless someone was playing a trick on me.  (-:   
      
   I had to wrestle the bottom hose onto the water pump and radiator. I ended   
   up using some lube from the squirter can I use to keep my mill from   
   rusting, due to the moisture content in the air.   
      
   I ended up with bruises on the back of my left hand. That's probably due   
   to the meds I take, even though I was off of them at the time. Most of   
   the bruises went away, but there is one that is stubborn and won't go   
   away. Probably for another week.   
      
    RW>> Getting healthy-eer though...I'll be drag-racing this spring.   
      
    RN> You make my mouth water.  I miss doing that -- that and riding my   
    RN> horse Bill.   
      
   I miss riding my Harley! Gonna sell it if I can't ride it next spring.   
      
    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.   
      
    RN> My 1960 Chevy had a Turboglide trans with Grade Retard in it.  Just   
    RN> the thing a flatlander needs, which is kind of funny, but one day it   
    RN> came in handy.  (-:   
      
   I never liked that trans...I want to FEEL the shift when it occurs. Which   
   is why my Silverado is re-programmed to shift harder.   
      
      
                   R\%/itt   
      
      
     ,,,By the time you find greener pastures, you can't climb the fence!   
      
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