My valves are ticking on my 97 doge 2500 pick up it has the 360 magnum can i adjust them or not .....

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I do not think you can adjust the valves on this engine. 360?

Guys he has a Z24, Not KA24, Z24 for one, Is carbed and has older lifters and valves. They need to be tuned to spec within a certain specific limit and the cams must be rotated in certain positions when doing different valves, etc... Shouldnt take very long normally and its not a hard process but if you have a tick, you really should get it checked out. Btw, the Z24 engine's idle isnt controlled by ecu at all or else the carb wouldnt need an idle adjustment screw.

ist probably your rocker arms they are located underneath the valvue cover

Am? Antena motor?

low oil pressure is causing your ticking. oil pump pick-up screen may be clogged

change the oil and filter and add some lucos oil treatment you may have a lifter sticking

Most common cause of ticking in these is the oil pick-up seals. Remove the pan and replace the oil pick-up tube seal, the two seals for the tube in the pan and the 2 O-rings on the right side of the pan. And dont use silicone to seal the pan back up, because it WILL leak, I highly recommend the Volvo sealant

I just put a 96 360 magnum in my 97 dodge 4x4 that had a 318 in it. Yes it does fit. I noticed that the flex plate on the 360 has balance weights on it and the 318 does not. Make sure the plate stays with the 360. The torque converter and exhaust manifolds bolted right up. The 96 360 engine had different connector plugs on the Map sensor, Crank Sensor and Tps. Get those off of your 318.
I did notice that with the 96 PCM for the 360 my fuel guage was off quite a bit. The 360 will run off of the 318 computer at least if your in a bind for Money.

If you have already done the basics like a tune up and fuel filter you need to check for a damaged head. Use a compression tester to check for a problem. Compression should be with in 10 PSI from cylinder to cylinder. Check all cylinders.

The dodge 360 magnum motor tends to crack the head between valves. I have seen this many times.