[alfa] re: 164Q- 24 valve engine ticking at rev.- need advice!!!

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Loose manifold-to-head fastener, perhaps?  If it's sounds like once 
per revolution, that's probably it.  Once every two revolutions, bad 
cam follower.

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6

At 6:03 PM +0000 12/8/03, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:58:33 +0000
> From: hagen_jason@domain.elided
> Subject: [alfa] 164Q-  24 valve engine ticking at rev.- need advice!!!
>
> Digesters...
>
> My 164Q is making some intermittnet engine noise.  It is a noise 
> whose frequency increases as the RPM increases.  Sounds like a 
> metallic ticking sound that is coming from the rights side of the 
> engine (almost like a loose exhaust shield, but it isn't.  I don't 
> always hear it.
>
> I am obviously converned about valves and timing belt and idlers. 
> Has anyone have some advice on this?  Should I keep driving it if it 
> is mild, or tow it to a dealer?
>
> The timing belt has only 10K on it.  The engine has 115K.  The belt 
> was re-tensioned after 5K.  The idler bearing were replaced too. 
> Does that really matter?!  Could they be bad already?
>
> Could I have a loud tappet?  Bad bearing? Nothing?!  What do you 
> make of the intermittent nature of this sound?  What else could it 
> be??  One experienced Alfa peer said don't worry about it based on 
> the fact that the correct maintenance was done.  I am not 100% 
> comfortable with that advice yet...
>
> Thanks!
>
> - --
> - - Jason Hagen
> Chicago, IL
> '73 Spider
> '95 164Q
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