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tap,tap,tap,my 2001 318!
i have a 2001 gargo van, 318 ,auto tranns,9 1/4dana posi,4:10 gears,the left side of the engen,odd side bank has developed valve train noise,like a slant six with the rockers out of ajustment,are the rocker in this motor ajustable or stamped i'm not up on the new magnums, i'm just looking for some input be for it go's to the dealer,it s 5 months old and has 18,668 miles on it, i change my oil every 3 to 4 thousand miles,mobile 1 synthetic,wix oil filter,i hope nothing bad,sorry for the spelling, thanks,,,speedfeeak
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The new Magnum heads do not have a rocker shaft like the older style engines, they are mounted more like the Chevy setup, but I don't know the specific setup.
It could be one of the rockers has loosened up? Being a 2001, you should still be under warrenty? |
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The stock rockers I think are non adjustable. I have a full set from my crate 360 that I took off and I think they bottomed out on the stud as the proper adjustment. How long did you wait before running the synthetic oil? Should not make a difference with the valvetrain since it has a roller cam. Just curious.
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Thanks 451 mopar for the reply,hammer 74 i changed to synthetic at 3000 miles,the first 500 or so i ran it around town empty,after that it was load up [about 12-1300 pounds with me and gas] and i hit the road, about 1000 miles a week all wighway miles.i run 55-75 mpr,,,speedfreak.
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I have heard form some scuttlebutt that the synthetic oil tends to make the valvetrain abit more noisey. I don't know why, but I did notice that with my girlfriends car after I switched to synthetic it was a bit more noisey when fired up.
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