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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    both notches are 1 tick clockwise of the V notch.
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    yeah i will check all the belts tommorow. I did start the engine for a moment today and removed the oil cap and could hear ticking coming from inside. I put the engine at TDC and the rotor is lined up 1 tick clockwise of the number 1 wire. also drained the oil and checked the filter for metal...
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    ok thanks i will check that out right now while im draining the oil and having a look at the old oil filter.
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    does the na distributor have similar markings as the CPS?
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    steve, that's what I think, that why I'm not convinced it has a bhg, I've looked around here (alberta, canada) for the test strips to test the coolant for oil but haven't been able to find any in this city.
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    jdub, can you explain what you mean by "cams pointing at the top index" I get the rest but I'm not sure what that means. Thanks for the replies guys.
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    ok well here's the whole story i guess. bought the car drove it fine for about a month. it was leaking coolant so I took it apart, it was leaking on the temp sensor housing gasket to the block. replaced that all was well for about a week. then it starts overheating one day I pull over before the...
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    there is a possibility of a BHG im not completly convinced yet, getting the gurgling sound but ive also had some issues with leaking coolant. im still thinkin its timing related. guess tommorow I will pull the bottom timing cover off to get a better idea of whats going on. thanks. car has...
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    had a look at the bolt, I need a couple of sst's to stop the pulley from spinning. it did not look loose but I will confirm on monday when everything is open.
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    Loud Ticking noise from front of engine

    Hey all, I have a pretty major problem I think. On my 89 na I'm getting a horrible loud ticking sounds coming from the front of the engine. it has been ticking for a few weeks now but was only ticking sometimes and wasnt too loud and there was no sign of loss of power or anything like that, but...
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    Oil leaking from back of block

    K, I will take some pics tommorow in the daylight, thanks for the help, I have a feeling its the cam cover gasket that I replaced but im not sure why..followed the TSRM except for torque'ing the bolts to 32 in lbs instead of 22 in lbs because my torque wrench dosent go that low. I figured...
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    Oil leaking from back of block

    hmm funny enough i did change one valve cover gasket today..thats the first thing i checked when I noticed it was leaking...didnt seem to be coming from that gasket but I will take another look, if its not the valve cover gasket what else could it be? head gasket or what else? lol hope its not...
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    Oil leaking from back of block

    Hey all I got a problem...Oil is leaking from the backside of my engine on the exhaust side..its leaking like a drop every second..where could this be coming from? please dont say BHG.. are there any oil lines that run in between the block and the exhaust manifold? Please help thanks alot I...