ticking noise top end ??? followers?

[saxo_furio2000]

hi all a little advise needed.

i have vts 16v and i have had a uprated head fitted with 285 cams etc.
yesterday i had it timed up correctly , wel thats what we think. it starts and drives (u cant leave throttle alone otherwise it will cut out) i have had the bottem end fitted with new shells and new piston rings so i am aware i need to run these in for quite a while.
what im trying to cure is my engine is making a top end ticking noise , asif there no oil up top. i had a mechanic hear the engine and he told me the cam followers where sticking but then i had another menchanic saying they are hydraulic and cant stick? help would be very usefull!
thankyou

[saxova]

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[raunchz]

Pm'd you about this - could be a blocked oil galley meaning no oil getting upto a follower

[Sparco_Tom]

mate ive replied to your pm'd

[saxo_furio2000]

thanks for you replies , hopefully i will get it all sorted out.

[luthor1]

If it's "ticking" and it won't idle, first thing I would do is VERY carefully check your cam timing. I've not played with 285's before, so I don't know what lift at TDC they require. But I've cranked an engine by hand fine and then started it and had ticking due to hardware contact. Check your lift at TDC's.

Andy

[saxo_furio2000]

i thought it was strange how it idled , when i drove it round the block i cudnt let revs drop below bout 2k, il check cam timing again. if i really get stuck would there be anyone that could help me as im in the south , portsmouth, really want it running right as ive been without it for ages now lol. want to get it ran in asap

[Sparco_Tom]

i will be down your way next weekend instead of this weekend now..... if its not sorted give me a pm friday morning

[saxo_furio2000]

ahh okay mate yer i will do , just wanted someone else to know whats goin on as ive never heard or drove anything thats been tuned to this spec so i aint got a clue what to expect

cheers tom