ticking sound
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Heel & Toe
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ticking sound
Hi, i just changed my belts on my 01 vette and now there is a ticking sound... tuk tickle tick....tuk tickle tick... over and over... now today i notice its a tad louder and doesnt go away after warm up were it did go away and some times wouldnt even be there... its been about 5 days total of this... ive seen many other blogs pointing out and saying check darn near everything from cam to pumps and new belts... any way to narrow this down so i dont end up rebuilding my whole dam car? lol thanks a bunch!!
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tuck, tickle, tick is subjective, so perhaps it's just pointing out one of the many cause for odd sounds, or to that poster, an exhaust leak sounds like tuck tickle tick...
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Personally, I'd say ticking is injectors, and "agitated cricket" is the tensioner pulley
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Personally, I'd say ticking is injectors, and "agitated cricket" is the tensioner pulley
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Hi, i just changed my belts on my 01 vette and now there is a ticking sound... tuk tickle tick....tuk tickle tick... over and over... now today i notice its a tad louder and doesnt go away after warm up were it did go away and some times wouldnt even be there... its been about 5 days total of this... ive seen many other blogs pointing out and saying check darn near everything from cam to pumps and new belts... any way to narrow this down so i dont end up rebuilding my whole dam car? lol thanks a bunch!!