The engine of my '60 TR-3 has started to make a very disturbing clatter
when being started up cold. It sounds like a cross between the timing chain
slapping aginst its housing and a really noisy valve. (I have a vivid
imagination when a noise sounds expensive). The noise is only evident at
600 and 1200 RPM and it goes away after a short while (10-20 seconds). The
car has 600 miles on it after being mothballed for almost 30 years. It
needed no engine work to get it going again.
I suspect this means that something is not getting oil for a while when
the engine is started cold, but I don't know what it might be or what to do
about it before something potentially catastrophic happens.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
John Cowan
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