Hey Susie, If the van wasn't making the noise prior to the exhaust work, its most likely that your lifter has simply collapsed. My '84 used to do this regularly, my '86 less so. It will pump itself up again and all will be well! ;) Jake
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Susie Ingham <dingham605@aol.com> wrote: > > > We finally got the exhaust put back on without any leaks :) Now we have a > knock in the engine near cylinder #2. We took of the outer cover and looked > at the rocker arms. The second arm from the back on the passenger side can > be pushed down about 1/4 inch or so by hand. The others cannot be moved. Is > it a bad lifter? > We also have a pretty good loss of power when the engine is warmed up-- > Hubby was flooring it, and it had very little response. :( We took it for > an easy drive , about 10-15 minutes,no change.. we had just put in some > Techron in the gas,as per our mechanic's recommendation, then fixed the > exhaust leak and now this. My husband and I were talking about ghosts the > other day, he said he didn't believe in them... today he said he'd changed > his mind. > > thanks for any input! > > Susie >
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