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Old 07-07-2014, 07:48 AM   #7
Cecil-Indiana
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Default Re: Clicking noise in engine during idle

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Originally Posted by JM 35 Sedan View Post
I also had a clicking/ticking noise after a rebuild on a '35 21 stud engine that I could not pin down. Drove the car like that for about 1k-2k miles and the fiber timing gear failed. Replaced that gear with an aluminum version and no more ticking/clicking in the last 22k miles. The fiber timing gear was a reproduction part with an off shore origin.
Thanks, I'll put the stethoscope on it in the next 15 min. Have not focused on that area.
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