Well I could hear a ticking noise and in half an hour turned to a load knock, Well in goes the 289 till I get back to this one, No I cant believe it!;N.......;K...............;J...............

These folk that call themselves engine builders ought to give it away!

I will call them tomorrow, if im not happy I name them bloody cheats!

Your new motor???????  You got to be p*ssed off

Shes jinxed paul....

Sorry Hev, that is tragic and infuriating!  Can I help in some way?

Cheers Bee

Good luck with that mate. One thing Ive learnt about mechanics is its never there fault

That sucks!

One of the reasons I build all my own engines - haven't had a failure, but if I do I can only blame me!

Can someont tell me the ticking noise is normal!

You running solid or hydraulic cam followers?

Sounds like a tappet.

How is your oil pressure?

Does it do it when its cold or hot or both?

sounds like a lifter or rocker noise to me,are you getting plenty of oil up the top.