The "clicking" sound may be the "tappets tapping". I think the 235's are
quieter, even the ones with solid lifters.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-Window
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Green <wgreen@bright.net>
To: oletruck list <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 12:42 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] On the road...finally
>This last weekend I finally had all the parts together and had the
>brake job done on Saturday. Then in Sunday's paper, a tire dealership
>advertised a sale on LT215/85R/16's for $63 each. I bit the bullet and
>went for the new rubber.
>
> I can't believe the difference in the ride on the new tires. Thanks
>to those folks that suggested the radials in response to my earlier
>post. I took her out Sunday evening and found my first informal
>cruise-in...lots of sharp cars...just a few trucks. Poor old Nona
>looked like a burro in a stable of thoroughbreds but several people came
>up heard her "story" and made note of how original she was in her
>condition. For those who haven't seen Nona, Jeff Nelson was kind enough
>to post a few pictures of her, relating to the stake-sides that Grandpa
>had bought with her. That page is:
>
> http://www.chevytrucks.org/users/jeff/stake/index.htm
>
> Now that I will be able to drive her around on the weekends and
>actually run some gas through her, do I need to put lead additives in
>the gas when I fill up? When I brought her here from my Dad's, he threw
>in a can of some kind o lead substitute. The motor starts good and runs
>smooth, without missing...a little noisy on the exhaust side, but I am
>noticing a metalic ticking sound from the motor that increases with rpm,
>but not necessarily with load. Does the 216 normally run with a slight
>clattery sound? I know it doesn't have oil circulation and filtration
>like a 235, the pressure runs slightly above 15 when cold and just under
>15 when warm in middle rpm's.
>
> Thanks again to the group for all the help. As I take on each new
>little project, I know where I will turn to first for suggestions and
>help.
>--
>Bill Green =-=-=-=-= Grandpa's '52 3100 "Nona"
>Canton, OH =-=-=-=-= (lovingly named after Grandma)
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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