by Hank <hank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Dec 7, 2007 at 02:48 AM
On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:16:32 -0000, Charles Quinn
<cmquinn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Hank <hank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:1i6cl39n0uscgpsjjr6d0vpuqn687lfpaa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>4ax.com:
>
>> 85 GT 68K miles a few months back it started making a ticking noise
>> coming from the engine during acceleration but quiets down at level
>> speed. During idle or revving the engine the noise is not there its
>> only heard during load condition.
>>
>> Is this lifter noise and is it a potential problem?
>> If its a lifter how do you determine which cylinder It coming from?
>>
>> I got the car last summer I have a 85 SE as well that I have been
>> driving for years.
>>
>
>Does it also seem to have a slight hesitation. My guess is that it is a
>bad plug wire or plug. Mine recently had a similar thing. I thought it
>was a lifter. One of the plug wires was corroded inside and under load
>the engine wasn't getting enough juice to fire the plug enough and caused
>a slight ticking sound load.
No hesitation and wires and plugs are fine like I said it only makes
the noise when accelerating it sounds fine during idle or just revving
it or maintaining constant speed.
Hank
