Valve train noise ...

Ok I have a 514 with Comps hyd roller setup , Comps ultra Gold rockers . And after getting engine together fired up and ran good for about 3 days . Then all of a sudden I am getting a lot of noise from my lifters or it's in the valve train more predominately on drivers side . Sounds like a solid lift lifters out of adjustment . Have readjusted the lash 3 seperate times with the noise being the same every time . Anybody have any answers or suggestions ???? Or is it normal ?????

Could be normal depending on the lifters and lobes. Some hp hydraulic roller stuff can be a little noisy.

But please tell me you are preloading them not lashing them first.

Some lifters can be picky about thickness of oil too.

Yep I Pre- loaded them 1st

OldRed70 wrote:Yep I Pre- loaded them 1st

Who's lifters are you running?

Am using Rotella T 15-40 oil . Should I be using a different oil ?????
Am using Comps Lifters

Might try some regular 10-40 or 30 and see if they quite down.

ok will try a different oil

Take each rocker off and inspect it thoroughly,roller,bearing,and bearing housing. Had one that kept making tappet noise on right side. Finally found the problem ,but it was a Crane Gold bearing housing busted on the left side. 5 needles had fallen out,luckily they had fallen straight down and all were recovered.

I have another set of roller rockers I am gonna put on when I get everything back together

Check those thoroughly also.  

Yes Sir I did . these were some I have ran before and know they are Good . Thanks for the info.

Make sure your rockers aren't hitting the valve covers.

Cool40
They aren't , I have the Tall Ford Racing Covers . that was one of the 1st things I looked at.

I'm not running a hyd roller but the flat hyd. always seem a little loud.

OldRed70 wrote:Cool40
They aren't , I have the Tall Ford Racing Covers . that was one of the 1st things I looked at.

just a thought as I've had that happen before. not having the noise to begin with is mysterious. Make sure the oil hasn't got fuel diluted for some reason. Keep us posted. ..

OldRed70 wrote:Ok I have a 514 with Comps hyd roller setup , Comps ultra Gold rockers . And after getting engine together fired up and ran good for about 3 days . Then all of a sudden I am getting a lot of noise from my lifters or it's in the valve train more predominately on drivers side . Sounds like a solid lift lifters out of adjustment . Have readjusted the lash 3 seperate times with the noise being the same every time . Anybody have any answers or suggestions ???? Or is it normal ?????

 
How are you adjusting them?
 
I went through this deal with a BBC several years ago....they were Morel hyd. roller lifters. Seems they needed waay less travel than i'd been used to [i.e. screwed down more] than the flat tappet stuff I'd played with.
 
After I had been 'enlightened' my remark was......"thanks for the instruction sheet that was not there" 

Lem Evans wrote:

OldRed70 wrote:Ok I have a 514 with Comps hyd roller setup , Comps ultra Gold rockers . And after getting engine together fired up and ran good for about 3 days . Then all of a sudden I am getting a lot of noise from my lifters or it's in the valve train more predominately on drivers side . Sounds like a solid lift lifters out of adjustment . Have readjusted the lash 3 seperate times with the noise being the same every time . Anybody have any answers or suggestions ???? Or is it normal ?????

 
How are you adjusting them?
 
I went through this deal with a BBC several years ago....they were Morel hyd. roller lifters. Seems they needed waay less travel than i'd been used to [i.e. screwed down more] than the flat tappet stuff I'd played with.
 
After I had been 'enlightened' my remark was......"thanks for the instruction sheet that was not there" 

Seems that
happens a lot Lem,they must assume we know w/o instruction