Lifter tick? Or something?

[Goat Blower]

Lifters can tick from getting gummed up with crap. We used to just pull them out and clean them, works real well. I'll find the faq if I get a chance, or I can just explain it.

A can of Seafoam in the oil for 100 miles before an oil change helps as well. The old way to do the same thing was use a quart of ATF, then drain and change oil and filter.