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by **Mr Revhead** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:19 pm

Vauxhall chevette!

Is making a sound horribly like a dodgy hydraulic lifter..... cept afaik they dont have those.....

Anyone had anything to do with these and had a similar issue?
I see they have oil gallerys in the pushrods for the rockers, maybe one is blocked?

by **GOLDAE86** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:26 pm

is the cam farked.

by **Mr Revhead** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:30 pm

hope not!

havn't taken the cover off yet, trying to get an idea of what to look for before I do.

It really does sound like a lifter, to the point of getting a bit quieter when its good and hot.

by **strx7** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:32 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:Vauxhall chevette!

Need you say anything more........... :roll:

by **Adamal** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:47 pm

My uncle has a mate who has one, and I believe they can have problems with starvation of oil to the cam.

by **Alex B** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:51 pm

That mullet don't hide your red neck rev.

by **Mr Revhead** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:23 pm

its not mine, relative.

guess i will just pull the cam cover off and have a looksee

once i buy some imperial tools!!

by **thegreatestben** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:27 pm

Ask on Oldschool revhead

by **jakesae101** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:28 pm

Mr Revhead wrote::lol: its not mine, relative.

guess i will just pull the cam cover off and have a looksee

once i buy some imperial tools!!

bahaha i used to have both as mk1 escorts were imperial and mk2 escorts were metric

by **Mr Revhead** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:41 pm

yeah, all my tools are metric
so what do i do? go buy two old english cars! doh!

by **jakesae101** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:44 pm

most of the stuff will be close anyway maybe just a cheap set of ring and open enders and a socket set that pretty much will do everything in a english car

by **Leon** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:53 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:trying to get an idea of what to look for before I do.

a hole in the ground, just big enough for a Chevette

by **jakesae101** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:55 pm

old english cars the barstards used to drive me crazy with all the issues spent more time working on my mk1 escort than driving ( i kid you not)

by **mjrstar** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:28 pm

the early sign of a big-end, although noise should get worse when hot... maybe drain the oil and have a good look for shiny stuff?

by **Mr Revhead** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:41 pm

nah definitely not a big end noise. too slow for that.

by **MasCam** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:45 pm

bahaha i used to have both as mk1 escorts were imperial and mk2 escorts were metric

Mk2's were worse than that cos some of the stuff was carryover and some was new,
carryover =imperial
new = metric.

:cry:

by **jakesae101** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:48 pm

MasCam wrote:

bahaha i used to have both as mk1 escorts were imperial and mk2 escorts were metric

Mk2's were worse than that cos some of the stuff was carryover and some was new,
carryover =imperial
new = metric.

thats true i worked on quite alot of each simple cars really hence when i got my first toyota (ae101) i was like uhhh where do i start

by **rollaholic** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:44 am

i find in most cases the only time you really NEED imperial tools are for the small stuff - 3/8 and under.

sometimes for an extra tight bolt or w/e having the exact right size is nice, but yeah.

ps - leons suggestion is best

by **Mr Revhead** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:56 pm

Leon and rollaholic will be visited at night by my recently passed Grandfather for dissing his Chevette! My grandma still has it so I have been charged with keeping it running. At least its not an Austin allegro or something!!

by **rollaholic** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:09 am

you are excused rev

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