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Old 04-05-2009   #1
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Re: Cylinder head noise!

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Originally Posted by 4seasons69 View Post
considering he just put cams in and because he described it as a "hollow" sound and it sounds like it's in the upper part of the engine it sounds like a valve train noise. valve train noises are usually a hollow sounding noise. one thing to listen for is does it sound like it's at crank speed or a little slower? valve train noises are at 1/2 crank speed.
Mine sounded like it was in the head as well. It had me very confused, I pulled the valve cover like 10 times thinking it was the lifters or the cams. Checking shaft play doesnt take long and would be good to do no matter what.
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