Hemi tick???? What exactly is it????
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I got a 2003 Ram with a Hemi. Everytime the truck gets warm it "ticks". It does not make a sound when i first start it up. Only after it warms up. Last year I changed all valve springs and pushrods. The springs looked ok, but the pushrods were wore pretty bad. so was the rocker arms. But i didnt change the rockers. I lost the tick for a few months and it came back. Now I seem to think that the pushrods are wore out again since i didnt change the rocker arms. I have been researching this alot lately and alot of people seem to think its the valve springs. So is it the springs or pushrods and rockers???? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I will ordering all new pushrods and rockers.
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The "hemi tick" is caused by the valve clearance being too loose. It isn't a loud ticking, just a noticeable noise, especially in the drive thru next to a building. The rocker arms could be worn enough to cause some clearance which will make it tick some as the oil thins out when hot or you could just have a bad lifter.
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The "hemi tick" is caused by the valve clearance being too loose. It isn't a loud ticking, just a noticeable noise, especially in the drive thru next to a building. The rocker arms could be worn enough to cause some clearance which will make it tick some as the oil thins out when hot or you could just have a bad lifter.
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