Tick/Tap
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Tick/Tap
Drove to work Friday morning, all was well with my 390 (rebuilt) until I pulled in to park, and noticed a ticking/tap, shut her down, checked my oil, dipstick showed about a quart low...woops. Added oil, checked it, fired her up and the noise was gone. I'm really hoping this was just due to being a bit low, and not quieting the engine down entirely, hopefully I didn't screw anything over in there?
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Originally Posted by Redmanbob
How many qt's did you put in it to start with ? If it was 5 with a standard oil pan for a 4x2 then I'd be looking for a leak or smoke one ??
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Originally Posted by Redmanbob
Ok lemme ask how long after shut down before you checked the oil ? I'd check it for a qt high at this point IMO
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I have a 390 in my 75 250 and my also makes a slight ticking noise. Sometimes it is louder when you start it up. I figured out it was one of my lifters not pumping correctly. My oil level is always good. It has been doing this for a little while so I am not too worried especially since you can't here it well.
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Originally Posted by ford390fe
I have a 390 in my 75 250 and my also makes a slight ticking noise. Sometimes it is louder when you start it up. I figured out it was one of my lifters not pumping correctly. My oil level is always good. It has been doing this for a little while so I am not too worried especially since you can't here it well.
