Recent content by Jdd08

only pulled the passenger side. I’ll look at the other one before I put it all back together. Looks like I won’t be driving it for awhile anyway.

Update: pulled the valve cover. The follower at cylinder three was completely chewed up. The roller ball was locked and not rolling at all. The bad news is that the cam was also damaged, likely because of the damaged roller. So, I'll be replacing several items that will make a nice dent in my...

A friend and I are gonna take a look at the rocker arms and followers this weekend.

The temp gauge stays at that point, about 3/4 of the way over after the car has warmed up. It’s been that way since I bought it.

Tach has never worked since I bought the car about a year ago. I suspected I may need to pull the cover to see what’s going on. I’ve kept up with all maintenance since I’ve had it. Only one prior owner (female), who drove it very little, thus the low miles. Im worried this will be quite an...

I started hearing this sound yesterday from my 05 GT. It’s prominent when slowing down but also happens when speeding up, as you can hear from the revs. I’ve read a lot about the lash adjuster or valve train issues on these vehicles. Mine is about to hit 100,000 miles. Does it sound like that’s...