302 valve ticking/tapping...

How so? The Cleveland did not see production till 1970.

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Once again, you keep talking about lifter noise. i'm talking about rocker noise. You keep ignoring that and talking about lifters. Go ahed and keep donig that buddy, I'm not gonan bother going into any detail correcting you as you'll just rant on about lifters again.

If you don't believe me talk to someone else who has worked on a lot of old cars. Lock nuts do back off. All that holds them tight is a resistance fit at the top of the threads in the nut. That resistance with the threads makes it so the nut requires more torque to back off. With solid lifters they back off much sooner, as the lash makes for a harsher life for the lock nut. Hydraulic lifters will back off the lock nuts too. It takes longer but it will happen, especially with more radical cams and/or high RPM. Another reason why with more radical cams you generally upgrade your rockers and use poly locks. Go ahead and ignore the facts if you choose, it doesn't make any difference to me or my car.

Lock nuts generally are good for more than one disassembly and reassembly, and also more than one adjustment. The shop manual also does not say to replace the lock nut. They can generally be reused several times before they wear out. However, even brand new lock nuts are not guaranteed to not back off at all over several hundred thousand miles. it doesn't work that way due to the very nature of how they are built and the environment of holding hold a rocker arm.

I've already read everything in the thread. Basic Usenet Etuquette is to trim any excessive non-pertinent text. It makes it cleaner and easier to read and also reduces the size of the file. It's simply being polite, but I'm not surprised in the least bit that someone so stubborn as yourself will not do the polite thing and trim your replies when appropriate. It seems to me that you've gotten into an 'I'm right, you're wrong' sort of 'Holier than thou' attitude, and it doesn't matter waht I say, because as far as your concerned I'm wrong. You can argue all you want about lifters and lock nuts, and there may be some validity to it from your experience (I'm telling you what I've seen in my experience, and many of my buddies and internet friends have experienced... It would be nice if you could respect that as the facts that it is), however, it is widely accepted and common Usenet practice to trim your replies when the text gets excessive and is not being replied to. Go ahead and deny it, or use whatever excuse you want to. I'm just telling you what is proper and polite.

Cory

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Sheesh you really are dense... You think that over 37 years it is not possibly that someone swapped a different motor into the car? People did it all the time. Original motor wears out and they just throw in whatever they have laying around or can get for cheap.

Oh, and by the way, Clevelands rock! :)

Cory

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It was a transplant.

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The former owner installed the Cleveland about 20 years ago. I believe it had a 302 originally. Its an interesting car. Really bare bones. Rubber mats, no radio, manual brakes and steering, 3 speed manual trans. It was probably some sort of fleet vehicle. There's not much left of the rear quarters or trunk and the frame is rusted through.

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