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Old 11-24-2011, 02:32 PM
JDRANGER JDRANGER is offline
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Exclamation valve tap?

i got a 2002 ford ranger edge V6. when i start it up in the cold weather, i believe my valves tap until the engine warms up and the oil gets through. i bought some "motor honey" maybe that would help? any ideas or comment are appreciated.
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Old 11-24-2011, 02:33 PM
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Default Re: valve tap?

prolly just the heads warming up...aluminum heads are notiously noisy when theyre warming up
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Old 11-24-2011, 02:50 PM
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Default Re: valve tap?

Ya it takes a little bit for the oil to get there. I woudlnt worry bout it
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