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I am chasing a metallic tick in my engine as some have described and frustratingly, no joy so far. I have replaced the rocker shaft, ensured all the rocker arms were not dished, inspected the push-rods to see if any were bent and even replaced the tappets looking for the noise. As a note, one of the tappets was cracked across three of the upper holes! I bore-scoped the cam while I had the tappets out and did not see any obvious flat spots. The noise sounds like valve lash but I have adjusted the valves many times and no change.
Today, I pulled the oil pan to be sure nothing was in the pan and as I suspected, nothing! Not even very much sludge in the bottom!
Now I am preparing to re-install the pan and have a couple of questions. I pulled the square filler at the front bearing cap and have replaced it. by driving the new cork spacer into the block with a little grease as a lubricant The new spacer is not flush with the block. Is this correct or do I need to try to trim it flush? Also, I have read many posts on gasket sealant and am still not certain which to use. I have Permatex Ultra Black that I bought for it's oil resistance. Is this what i should use on both sides or as some say, should I use it on the pan side and blue RTV on the block side?
Today, I pulled the oil pan to be sure nothing was in the pan and as I suspected, nothing! Not even very much sludge in the bottom!
Now I am preparing to re-install the pan and have a couple of questions. I pulled the square filler at the front bearing cap and have replaced it. by driving the new cork spacer into the block with a little grease as a lubricant The new spacer is not flush with the block. Is this correct or do I need to try to trim it flush? Also, I have read many posts on gasket sealant and am still not certain which to use. I have Permatex Ultra Black that I bought for it's oil resistance. Is this what i should use on both sides or as some say, should I use it on the pan side and blue RTV on the block side?