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30modelA · 01-19-2012, 08:35 PM

ive got a 30 model a, and im getting a ticking sound coming from the rear passenger side of the engine. i thought at first it was a exhaust leak but i put new manifold gaskets and a new pipe on it. it may be a cracked manifold, i sure hope not. is there anything else yall can think of? is there anyone around sherwood, or little rock arkansas that may could listen in person?

roccaas · 01-19-2012, 09:04 PM

Driver's side and exhaust manifold? Do you have a RHD car?

30modelA · 01-19-2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by roccaas

Driver's side and exhaust manifold? Do you have a RHD car?

sorry ill have to edit that ment passenger

Gary WA · 01-19-2012, 09:16 PM

Could it be from the distributor and traveling back?Model A's and noises are hard to detect cuz they all rattle!!!

Pilotdave · 01-19-2012, 09:18 PM

How about a valve that's too tight?

James Rogers · 01-19-2012, 09:22 PM

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A valve too tight would cause a miss, a valve too loose is a tick. Piston is a tick on acceleration. Many things can make a tick as were suggested earlier like bad gaskets or loose exhaust or..................

BILL WILLIAMSON · 01-19-2012, 09:26 PM

Use a cheap stethascope, take the probe off & just use the open hose and you can probably locate it quickly.

30modelA · 01-19-2012, 09:27 PM

its gets really loud in the car when im on the gas or speed up, when i let off i cant hear it

Barry B./ Ma. · 01-19-2012, 10:00 PM

Could be a hairline crack in the exhaust manifold. With the hood open move the throttle up and down and look/ listen. If it's a crack it will get worse rapidly. look carefully underneath the manifold for cracks.

columbiA · 02-12-2012, 10:12 PM

Could still be a blown manifold gasket,even if it was changed recently Those white gaskets that come in the kits are almost useless specially if the rear of the manifold is warped.You need a manifold thats not warped or drooped to seal properly .Use the copper or steel-clad gaskets.

Milton · 02-13-2012, 01:18 AM

Another way to help pinpoint where the tick is coming from is to use a long screw driver. Press the handle to your ear firmly and touch different places on the engine with the blade. STAY AWAY FROM THE SPARK STRAPS! Taking a spark in the ear will really ring your chimes.

01-19-2012, 08:35 PM	#1
30modelA Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: sherwood arkansas Posts: 83	ticking sound ive got a 30 model a, and im getting a ticking sound coming from the rear passenger side of the engine. i thought at first it was a exhaust leak but i put new manifold gaskets and a new pipe on it. it may be a cracked manifold, i sure hope not. is there anything else yall can think of? is there anyone around sherwood, or little rock arkansas that may could listen in person? Last edited by 30modelA; 01-19-2012 at 09:37 PM.

01-19-2012, 09:04 PM	#2
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	Re: ticking sound Driver's side and exhaust manifold? Do you have a RHD car? __________________ 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, and Bob Hope. Now we have no Cash, no Jobs, and no Hope...please don't let Kevin Bacon die!

01-19-2012, 09:16 PM	#4
Gary WA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clinton,WA/Whidbey Island Posts: 4,104	Re: ticking sound Could it be from the distributor and traveling back?Model A's and noises are hard to detect cuz they all rattle!!! __________________ www.whidbeymodelaclub.com

01-19-2012, 09:18 PM	#5
Pilotdave Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Grafton, MA Posts: 1,226	Re: ticking sound How about a valve that's too tight?

01-19-2012, 09:22 PM	#6
James Rogers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Asheville,NC Posts: 3,104	Re: ticking sound Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) A valve too tight would cause a miss, a valve too loose is a tick. Piston is a tick on acceleration. Many things can make a tick as were suggested earlier like bad gaskets or loose exhaust or..................

01-19-2012, 09:26 PM	#7
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: ticking sound Use a cheap stethascope, take the probe off & just use the open hose and you can probably locate it quickly. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

01-19-2012, 09:27 PM	#8
30modelA Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: sherwood arkansas Posts: 83	Re: ticking sound its gets really loud in the car when im on the gas or speed up, when i let off i cant hear it

01-19-2012, 10:00 PM	#9
Barry B./ Ma. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southbridge, Ma. Posts: 1,614	Re: ticking sound Could be a hairline crack in the exhaust manifold. With the hood open move the throttle up and down and look/ listen. If it's a crack it will get worse rapidly. look carefully underneath the manifold for cracks.

02-12-2012, 10:12 PM	#10
columbiA Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,746	Re: ticking sound Could still be a blown manifold gasket,even if it was changed recently Those white gaskets that come in the kits are almost useless specially if the rear of the manifold is warped.You need a manifold thats not warped or drooped to seal properly .Use the copper or steel-clad gaskets.

02-13-2012, 01:18 AM	#11
Milton Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 837	Re: ticking sound Another way to help pinpoint where the tick is coming from is to use a long screw driver. Press the handle to your ear firmly and touch different places on the engine with the blade. STAY AWAY FROM THE SPARK STRAPS! Taking a spark in the ear will really ring your chimes.