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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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Rough idle valve question

I have an 87 F150 with a 351W HO 4bbl Carb.

I have a "flutter" I can hear in exhaust at the back of the truck, with a slight roughness at idle. At speed, it runs smooth. Today I noticed some noise, not a tick necessarily, but maybe something slightly loose from psgr side valve cover area. (Hard to put into words)

I checked for vacuum leaks, and timing is correct. I've been told this might be valve related. If so, are we talking spring or more?

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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Could just be the PCV valve if it is in that valve cover.
 
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