Chirping at Idle
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So the shop couldn't get it to chirp. I got it back yesterday and it was chirping intermittently, still only at idle. I purchased a mechanics stethoscope. Got home it was chirping on and off in my driveway. Was definately not coming from the lifters. Listened with the stethoscope on the jug and the chirp was coming from where the head and cylinder meet.
Also noticed that after hitting the throttle a bit and letting off that smoke would rise up from below the rear exhaust pipe:
I let it cool down and ran a paper towel on the edge of the head gasket. Paper towel had fresh oil on it.
So the head gasket explains the chirp only at idle and the smoke rolling off the back in the video above. Nothing was coming out of the rocker box gaskets. I couldn't even see any signs of it because it was leaking so slowly that it was being burned off before it hit the edge of the fins.
Having both head gaskets replaced, will run $400. Better than lifters+pushrods+cam+oil pump, but I'll be trapped in a cage for the next week or two. I'm just glad I figured it out, intermittent chirping was driving me nuts.
Thanks for the suggestions/advice
Rob
Also noticed that after hitting the throttle a bit and letting off that smoke would rise up from below the rear exhaust pipe:
I let it cool down and ran a paper towel on the edge of the head gasket. Paper towel had fresh oil on it.
So the head gasket explains the chirp only at idle and the smoke rolling off the back in the video above. Nothing was coming out of the rocker box gaskets. I couldn't even see any signs of it because it was leaking so slowly that it was being burned off before it hit the edge of the fins.
Having both head gaskets replaced, will run $400. Better than lifters+pushrods+cam+oil pump, but I'll be trapped in a cage for the next week or two. I'm just glad I figured it out, intermittent chirping was driving me nuts.
Thanks for the suggestions/advice
Rob
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From: North Carolina
No. I thought about it and I decided that if there is any chance it's failed that I would rather just deal with it now and put some nice quality James or cometic gaskets in to be sure it's fixed and to reduce the chances of needing top end gasket replacement later.
Really suprised to see head gasket failure 6000 miles in. No idea if previous owner warmed it up properly or dogged it though. She did leave it sitting in her garage unused for literally three years before I picked it up.
Rob
Really suprised to see head gasket failure 6000 miles in. No idea if previous owner warmed it up properly or dogged it though. She did leave it sitting in her garage unused for literally three years before I picked it up.
Rob
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