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Old 07-17-2008, 09:24 AM
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Just live with it. You could adjust your lifters to fix it. Otherwise a very common noise.
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Old 07-17-2008, 09:37 AM
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Through oil = in crankcase = no smokescreen
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Old 07-17-2008, 12:11 PM
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Default Check your spark plugs - pull them all and torque down hand tight.
See if they may be broken. When was the last time you replaced them?
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Changed them about a month and a half ago.
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Ahhh...exactly...check them all! Meaning remove each and every one and check them.
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Wouldn't a bad/broken plug cause it to run bad?
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Default No, please check.
<ul><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw4aXxrK7xE">Bad Spark Plug (Mine)</a></li></ul>
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