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Give http://triumphrescue.com/ a call or email. They did a wonderful job
on my 3 engine awhile back. Located in PA. I am sure you could ship your
rocker shaft to them and get a fast return.
If the noise is not from the rocker, maybe your chain tension-er is broken.
Bob
On 11/13/20 2:52 PM, DAVID MASSEY wrote:
> Or just the age of the rockers. They start out with a nice rounded
> contact area where they contact the top of the valve stem but over
> time they get a flat spot pounded into them which can cause them to
> make for more clatter.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kinderlehrer <kinderlehrer@comcast.net>
> To: 'Bob Nogueira' <nogera@hotmail.com>; 'Triumph List'
> <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Nov 13, 2020 1:13 pm
> Subject: Re: [TR] Valve train noise
>
> Could be those rockers. They can wear in the center where the push
> rods make
> contact making a measurement with a flat feeler gauge inaccurate.
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
> Nogueira
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 10:54 AM
> To: Triumph List
> Subject: [TR] Valve train noise
>
> Folk, a couple of years ago I did a total rebuild of my TR4 engine. It has
> been running well but has the valves do make more noise than I experienced
> in the past . Checking the valve clearance it is spot on. Once the engine
> has been running for 30 to 45 minutes the noise is much louder.
> Oil pressure is solid at 30 to 70 PSI. Engine temp stays at 170 (f).
> Oil is
> 20-50 Valvoline Racing Oil.
> The rockers are from my spare engine. Head had all new valves (Stainless)
> and New bronze guides which were reamed with a bit more tolerance. Re
> ground
> cam and new lifters.
> Any suggestions on tracking down the cause of the noise?
>
> Bob Nogueira
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<p>Give <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://triumphrescue.com/";>http://triumphrescue.com/</a> a call or email.
They did a
wonderful job on my 3 engine awhile back. Located in PA. I am sure
you could ship your rocker shaft to them and get a fast return.</p>
<p>If the noise is not from the rocker, maybe your chain tension-er
is broken.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Could be those rockers. They can wear in the
center where the push rods make<br clear="none">
contact making a measurement with a flat feeler gauge
inaccurate.<br clear="none">
Bob <br clear="none">
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From: Triumphs [mailto:<a shape="rect"
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Subject: [TR] Valve train noise<br clear="none">
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Folk, a couple of years ago I did a total rebuild of my TR4
engine. It has<br clear="none">
been running well but has the valves do make more noise than
I experienced<br clear="none">
in the past . Checking the valve clearance it is spot on.
Once the engine<br clear="none">
has been running for 30 to 45 minutes the noise is much
louder.<br clear="none">
Oil pressure is solid at 30 to 70 PSI. Engine temp stays at
170 (f). Oil is<br clear="none">
20-50 Valvoline Racing Oil. <br clear="none">
The rockers are from my spare engine. Head had all new
valves (Stainless)<br clear="none">
and New bronze guides which were reamed with a bit more
tolerance. Re ground<br clear="none">
cam and new lifters. <br clear="none">
Any suggestions on tracking down the cause of the noise?<br
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