Making a tick in valve cover

SOURCE: '89 2.9l, 194,000 mile Ranger

Stuck Valve.Or just about ready to stick.

SOURCE: roller rocker meets valve stem tagging inside of spring

They make valve stem caps to raise the hight of the valve stem & stop the rocker from making contact with the spring retainer.Good luck,
ChevRev

SOURCE: 1992 chevy lumina eurosport- not the same as a

ok i understand what you are saying now.

the euro sport is the same as the lumina base just with a body kit, stiffer suspension, and dual exhaust.

but on the 3.1 engine the pushrods are all the same length, but depending on the stroke each cylinder is on the pushrod may be in a different position.

you are assuming that every pushrod should be in the rest state. that is not true. if the cylinder you are installing the pushrod for is on the intake stroke when you install the intake valve pushrod and tighten the rocker arm nut the valve will procede to open like it should be open for the intake stroke.

this is normal and its nothing wrong with it.

Jerry Koski

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• Posted on Apr 24, 2009

SOURCE: knocking or ticking in the

you are right its either a rocker arm broken or loose or it also could be a broken valve spring so look for all three While you have the valve cover off to save you coming back and looking again ... thanks Jerry

SOURCE: my 89 chevy is making a knocking sound i just

Did you check the knock sensor located on the passenger side of the block, behind the starter, The sensor can be bad sending a signal to the Computer causing the computer to readjust the spark advanced timing causing Knocking and pinging....... or it could be as simple as bad gas. If you changed the timing chain, the gears should both be set with the the timing marks at 12 oclock for the 89 chevy K1500 5.7 350 V8 TBI OHV 16V if you set the timing at 12 oclock on the cam and 6 oclock for the valve and Distr. the number 6 is firing as number 1 you can recheck by bringing the No. 1 piston back up to TDC and check to see if your Distr. is pointing to the No. 1 Plug Hope this helps