Hello
I have just finished an 8 year project restoring a 46 1/2 ton with the original 216 engine.
The engine has good compression in each cylinder about 105 lbs and good oil pressure stays at about 10 lbs after driving for a while at an idle and valves have been gaped to proper tolerances. I am very excited to have it on the road and driving around the back roads. My question is about the valve noise as it seems to clatter away most of the time which I think is normal and not excessively loud. Then once in a while the clatter disappears and you can't here anything, is this normal or should I be looking into something. Looking forward to hearing from some other more seasoned bolter's about whats going on Thank you