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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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79 ford problems

i have a 79 ford f-250 2x4 460 auto, when it is cold it will kind of knock or clang does any body know what this could be? i thought it may be the lifters but its kind of loud.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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Does it eventually go away as you warm up? or persist?
 
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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it will go away pretty soon if i let it idle or if i give it gas it will stop
 
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Sounds like a stuck lifter.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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thanks i hope thats all thats wrong with it
 
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