Re: Brand new head ticks ideas?
You have two choices that I can figure. Figure out which lifter support is loose, remove the follower and pull/replace that support, or, do the job over from scratch, and get another new head.
If you run the engine with the cam cover removed, thinking you'll find the loose/ticking one, be prepared for a hurricane of oil to rust-proof your engine compartment. The Lima throws oil everywhere with the cover removed, so be prepared if you try that option.
A third thing to do is to collapse all the supports, put the cover back on, and try again. Sometimes a lifter/support can get hung, and moving it internally will free it up.
There are a few in my old truck that will sometimes tap for a few seconds at cold startup, but it does not last. If you keep firm pressure on each support, it will collapse, and bleed the oil out of the internal cylinder. Then, when you start, they will all tap and clatter until they get filled with oil.
In the old days, a good highway run would clear up a tapping hydraulic in some cases. I did an oil change on a Cadillac, and rev'd the engine a bit too soon, and it tapped. The owner & his buddy took it for a highway run, and it came back quiet. That is option 4.
tom
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