tapping sound ?

[lostsoul]

ok so my 64 has been in stoage for a few months and I started it up to move it around in the building before they detel the car for me "stored at gatway classice cars" and when I started the car sounded like a lifter just hammering away shut it down oils full so I started it again with a oil gage on it it has 30 ish psig but as it was warming up it started to go away does these happen a lot to this cars or $$$$

[Jerry Whitt]

Your description symptoms is that of a hydraulic lifter that has collapsed. Sometimes, when an engine is shut down, a valve will held open by the camshaft position. The valve spring pressure on the lifter, over a period of time, will actually collapse the lifter. When the engine is restarted, the noise.

Most times, the noise will slowly go away while driving. Try a short trip around the block, getting the engine to warm up. Should the noise continue after driving a few miles,
a valve adjustment might be needed.

[lostsoul]

ok this sounds like a bad bad idea but what do you think if I fill the motor with disiel and make something t just pump it though r something think that uld clean it up

[Jerry Whitt]

The idea of cleaning the inside of the engine always is a good idea, but that what detergent oil will do, and using the diesel seems unneeded unless there is more to the story.

[lostsoul]

no no more to the story thinks for the replys though just thinking out loud now like I said it did go away after running for awall like 20mins or so but the next day it did this again im guessing to replace the lifters is a tottle tare down and that's not what I want to do

[Jerry Whitt]

The type and viscosity of the oil may be an issue

If you live in an area where the weather temperature has dramatic changes, a multigrade could be needed. In the Hemet area, near Palm Sprigs, hot days are common.

I choose to run a detergent, single weight oil, usually 40 wt.

If the engine is a fresh rebuild, a non detergent oil is my choice for the first few hundred miles. The detergent causes dirt to stay in circulation, so the oil filter can remove the dirt, but a fresh engine will have lots of fine shavings as the rings begin to wear in. I don't want the filings floating around. Using a magnetic drain plug helps with that.

After a few hundred miles, a good oil change and then detergent oil seems to make sense.

[lostsoul]

ive used sae 30wt and change it evey 500 mils lol I know but I don't put if I did fill it with disiel I wouldin run the motor just a drill on the oil pump