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       #Post#: 97954--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Annoying vibrating/fine tapping - hotspots? 
       By: Finmeg Date: June 13, 2015, 2:01 am
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       The hi/low lever in my 80" was so loose it was catching on the
       UJ I cured it by making two 'top hat' type brass bushes for the
       pivot which made the pin a good fit & filled the gaps either
       side of the lever, it feels probably better than new now!
       #Post#: 97960--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Annoying vibrating/fine tapping - hotspots? 
       By: Gozo_Joseph Date: June 13, 2015, 7:36 am
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       :giddy:
       vibration gone - well short 10 mile drive and not present. i am
       catching on different and new squeals that were hidden by that
       vibration :)
       it was the rubber damper for the timing chain. it wore off 3mm
       of rubber coat plus slit 3 groves in its steel each 2mm deep no
       wonder it was making that annoying rattle/vibration at idle.
       pressure drops and tensioner eases off letting the chain loosen
       up and vibrate i hope it did not disturb the timing.
       joseph
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       Re: Annoying vibrating/fine tapping - hotspots? 
       By: kev Date: June 13, 2015, 11:31 am
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       Glad it's sorted. :thumbs:
       #Post#: 97988--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Annoying vibrating/fine tapping - hotspots? 
       By: Gozo_Joseph Date: June 14, 2015, 6:31 am
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       Dmmy spit
       engine again sounds lovely until it reaches running temps.
       (bottom end of the N) then a new tap appears. it is like a metal
       to metal sound. like rattle. today i stopped at a military club
       meet and one guy has several land rovers and he straight away
       said it might be a tappet after probing at it with a long screw
       driver.
       at home loosened injector pipes while hot and on each one the
       engine started to struggle so they are fine?
       took a 3 foot long 10mm rod and started probing myself with it
       against my ear. injector bodies made the zik zik sound on one
       instance i noticed the clear sound of the valve gear when placed
       near the temp. sender part of the head. i placed it almost every
       where around the engine and the only noisy/rattly thing was the
       distributor pump. but the sound i could pick was more like a
       continuous rattle rather then then metal to metal noise.
       :(
       i know i shouldnot be obsessed cos it is not healthy at all but
       i hate to hear this newly discovered sound.
       joseph
       #Post#: 97989--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Annoying vibrating/fine tapping - hotspots? 
       By: Serious Series Date: June 14, 2015, 7:49 am
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       Take the rocker cover off with engine warm puts some rags around
       the edges of head and start engine a little oil will splash
       about.
       Get a thin feeler gauge and slide it between each rocker and
       valve in turn to see if you can find one that is noisy , might
       be a bit of wear in rocker face which will not show up when your
       setting tappets.[ie the thicker gauge spans the wear section and
       masks it.]
       #Post#: 97990--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Annoying vibrating/fine tapping - hotspots? 
       By: Serious Series Date: June 14, 2015, 7:51 am
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       Take the rocker cover off with engine warm puts some rags around
       the edges of head and start engine a little oil will splash
       about.
       Get a thin feeler gauge[preferably an old set as it will get
       dented] and slide it between each rocker and valve in turn to
       see if you can find one that is noisy , might be a bit of wear
       in rocker face which will not show up when your setting
       tappets.[ie the thicker gauge spans the wear section and masks
       it.]
       #Post#: 98054--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Annoying vibrating/fine tapping - hotspots? 
       By: Gozo_Joseph Date: June 18, 2015, 12:41 pm
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       hello guys
       so after four days of fettling about. managed to prepare the
       newish imperial 2.25 head and lay it down on the 5main bearing
       block. parts of the same age as the head are pushrods, rocker
       assembly new and no wear at bottom and rather tight on the
       rocker shaft. new valves but old springs :( since the new ones
       installed on head were single items and dont know if they are
       good items or not. :\
       new composite gasket and reconditioned injectors, new fuel
       filter new lift pump - diesel item
       start up and runs not that bad. sounds like misfires and emits a
       bit of white puffs but when warmed up (just beyond the white
       patch on the dial) the misfires and white puffs vanish but at
       accelleration some exhaust is generated. grey/white. but did not
       over rev since it is sort of a small rebuild.
       on some other forums or this one i forgot i came across
       possibilty that the followers in cam are causing the noise?
       Valve no7 is a bit noisy - does click a bit when rotating the
       engine for valve adjustment. when valve is climbing up the
       rocker kind of springs back. every two upward strokes it clicks
       once only. cant explain the pattern well sorry. on engine
       running i could not hear funny noises or scary noises from the
       inlet port of manifold - with no hose on.
       but that small vibrating noise is still there. only thing to
       replace now is distributor pump. and perhaps skew gear? but
       where on earth will i get it on time now?
       joseph
       #Post#: 98204--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Annoying vibrating/fine tapping - hotspots? 
       By: Gozo_Joseph Date: June 29, 2015, 6:54 am
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       After unbolting around 70% of the motor some parts twice in a
       week and upsetting a bit the valve timing with new chain fitment
       (slightly retarded by 2 or 3 degrees.) i eliminated the problem!
       it was none other than oil pump. that would start rattling at
       hot oil temperatures. yestreday gave it a nice hard drive around
       the island - two hours including lots of stop and goes and hill
       climbs (oil cooler stat fully open too :))
       and oil pressure always above 40 even at idle (20/50 in there
       but anyhow)
       The gears on the old pump were out of tellerance badly grooved
       above the alu gear too. new imitation part i think but well as
       long as pressure is up for the time being i am happy especially
       now that rattle is gone !!! :D
       joseph
       now then, lets focus on the other rattles  rofl
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