knocking engine
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knocking engine
Hi, I need some help figuring out what is going on with my 69 360 engine. Today in the morning i started up and started knocking on the right side. So i let it warm up and the knocking stop. So later on i started up again and the knocking got worse. I checked the oil level and its full. So im wandering what could it be. I also took the spark plug wires one by one to check if it could be a piston or rod, but still kept knocking. Any ideas or helped will be appreciated thanks.
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Pull the valve cover on one side and make sure all your rocker arms are tight.
if they are leave the cover off, with a towel or something (oil is gonna squirt) and start the engine and see if everything looks right.
if they are leave the cover off, with a towel or something (oil is gonna squirt) and start the engine and see if everything looks right.
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Describe the knock a little better.
Does it make the sound immediately when started ?
Does it go away as soon as the oil pressure builds up, or how long does it take to go away ?
Has your oil filter been relocated ?
Does it sound like a deep thudding knock, or a light tapping, or a loud clapping ?
Does it go with engine rpm when you rev it a little ?
Does it make the sound immediately when started ?
Does it go away as soon as the oil pressure builds up, or how long does it take to go away ?
Has your oil filter been relocated ?
Does it sound like a deep thudding knock, or a light tapping, or a loud clapping ?
Does it go with engine rpm when you rev it a little ?
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it starts when i start the engine, at first its a little loud tapping. then as the engine warms up and the oil goes up i guess it starts to smooth to a lighter tapping or sometimes it goes away.
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