Stephen Lyttleton
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No “joy” as yet. Was hoping to tear it down to find the one part that needed replacing to fix the issue. As life is always more complicated than planned, I found loads of problems on this low mileage rebuild, as detailed over in the other post. I suspect the root of the “ticking noise” were the hills and valleys on the #1 cam and roller. Glad that incited me to tear into the block to find the sad state of affairs with the rest of the camshaft and its bearings.
Now I need to find out what the seller of this engine is willing to do to make it right. I have put my $2,500 order for parts on hold as I have zero confidence in the rest of the block. If I had my way, I would start fresh with a new long block from Turner Engineering fitted with a gas flowed head. But as my money tree is currently in winter hibernation, I need to see what help I can get after already spending $7,500 on this engine 16 months ago that gave me an enjoyable 5,700 miles (that’s $1.32 per mile for those keeping score at home).
