Well ok everybody, I was over at a friends house today, we were messing with the radio I have between the seats, (no factory radio) and I told her to start the truck since the power inverter drains the battery fast, and when she did, it had a knock, like a lifter knock, I tracked it down to the driver side, near the front, like Cylinder #1 or #3.
So after I left for the 30 miles home, about 5 or 6 miles on the highway it went away, but I had the radio off to keep track of the knock, then on a steeper hill, I heard for the first time what sounds like pinging, or maybe a slight rod knock, terrific, but it was only there under a load, like speeding up or hills.
Well I made it home without any problems, and I don't know if it would be ok to pull the valve cover yet, or wait until morning, when everything is cooled off, to try and find our loose lifter. And how do I deal with what I think is pinging/spark knocking?
Wouldn't that be a timing issue? How do I go about timing an SBC? Chain? or Distributor? Or could it be a fuel issue? I have a 2 barrel Rochester on it, and it has always seemed like more than enough fuel (not sure on size, 400-500 CFM range)
On a completely unrelated note, do the rubber seals go with the top or stay on the truck? And are there any hidden bolts to the top? I have all of the bolts out, from the bedrails and the back of the cab, I can even lift the front of the top, but the rear will not budge, I tried prying on it, and all I mananged to do was take a chip out of the fiberglass.
I found 4 bolts under the bedrails near the tailgate, the ones the same size as the other bolts would just spin in their place, and the big ones are not budging, even with a small can of PB blaster emptied on them, I don't think they need to come out, ever. I have good reason to doubt the top was ever off this truck, EX Gov't.
Remember, I am just 17, and very much an ametuer at all of this, so bare with me.
So after I left for the 30 miles home, about 5 or 6 miles on the highway it went away, but I had the radio off to keep track of the knock, then on a steeper hill, I heard for the first time what sounds like pinging, or maybe a slight rod knock, terrific, but it was only there under a load, like speeding up or hills.
Well I made it home without any problems, and I don't know if it would be ok to pull the valve cover yet, or wait until morning, when everything is cooled off, to try and find our loose lifter. And how do I deal with what I think is pinging/spark knocking?
Wouldn't that be a timing issue? How do I go about timing an SBC? Chain? or Distributor? Or could it be a fuel issue? I have a 2 barrel Rochester on it, and it has always seemed like more than enough fuel (not sure on size, 400-500 CFM range)
On a completely unrelated note, do the rubber seals go with the top or stay on the truck? And are there any hidden bolts to the top? I have all of the bolts out, from the bedrails and the back of the cab, I can even lift the front of the top, but the rear will not budge, I tried prying on it, and all I mananged to do was take a chip out of the fiberglass.
I found 4 bolts under the bedrails near the tailgate, the ones the same size as the other bolts would just spin in their place, and the big ones are not budging, even with a small can of PB blaster emptied on them, I don't think they need to come out, ever. I have good reason to doubt the top was ever off this truck, EX Gov't.
Remember, I am just 17, and very much an ametuer at all of this, so bare with me.
