Ticking when driving

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02-05-2009, 03:47 PM

GT350son

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Ticking when driving

Most of the time when I am driving I hear some weird light tapping noise from the left side of the engine bay. Its not rod knock because it way to light and its not all the time only when accelerate.

02-05-2009, 03:53 PM

86 5.0L

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exhaust leak at the header flange

mine has that ticking and annoys the **** out of me

02-05-2009, 04:15 PM

Timspony

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...That's what I'm thinking! ...could be the collector of the header as well...

02-12-2009, 06:01 PM

GT350son

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okay thanks. That would make since. Yeah my whole exhaust system needs fixed anyway. Has several dime sized wholes

02-12-2009, 07:03 PM

mjr46

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most likely exhause but valvetrain can make simialar sound too

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