Slight ticking? Fully built stage 4 predator 224.

[Denny]

Miss Chancer and BBQ Joe too!

 

[bob58o]

Last I heard, Eric moved from Ca to Tx with the trophy, settled in White Settlement, and is living out his days hunting rattle snakes. Joe can be found minibiking high desert terrain throughout the SW.

Come ‘n get Papa Bear!

 

[Denny]

That all was the last any of us heard from them!

 

[bob58o]

What about Grant? He bought a small engine dyno then disappeared? I see him every now and then on some YouTube’s at some GoPowerSports events. Or used to.

 

[Darren]

Valve lash is an important part of engine longevity. Ideally you want just enough of a gap to satisfy an nice oil film but not too much as to act as a little hammer beating the crap out of you're valve train. Setting tappets cold is a known constant (temperature around 20degrees Celsius) and good enough for these little engines. I'm surprised the engine is 'ticking' We're mostly assuming it's the valve train, it could be something else, only way to determine is check the gaps correctly, there's a few vids on youtube showing the correct way to check, have a look at red beards garage videos, I'm sure he's uploaded one for engine building and includes valve lash checks.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

 

[Rat]

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My version of a lash check is grabbing the top of the tappet and giving a wiggle. If it moves freely just a tiny bit, it's good... since it's loose enough to not hang the valve open, but I aim for too tight to slide a feeler under.