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Re: Engine has rap when not idle 53Cowboy #957826 07/21/2013 11:33 AM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 Snohomish,WA,USA P Pre '68 Dave 'Bolter
Pre '68 Dave 'Bolter P Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 Snohomish,WA,USA	It is so common for a 216 to have a pushrod hit the rocker supply tube which then flexes and hits the side cover. That is what it sounds like to me. I bet you will be able to see and feel the side cover flexing. See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog

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Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/06/2013 7:32 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	edski	07/06/2013 9:46 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Tiny	07/06/2013 11:01 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/06/2013 12:01 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	CASO	07/06/2013 12:25 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/06/2013 7:24 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/06/2013 7:56 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/06/2013 8:08 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Tiny	07/07/2013 8:41 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	CASO	07/06/2013 10:30 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Pre '68 Dave	07/07/2013 2:10 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	edski	07/07/2013 11:34 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/07/2013 12:40 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	DMGfifty	07/07/2013 1:46 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/07/2013 2:52 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Tiny	07/07/2013 3:37 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/07/2013 4:01 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	DMGfifty	07/07/2013 4:07 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/07/2013 4:26 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	don stocker	07/07/2013 4:45 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Jim Sears	07/07/2013 7:01 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	DMGfifty	07/07/2013 5:06 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/07/2013 5:11 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	CASO	07/07/2013 5:50 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/07/2013 6:07 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	edski	07/07/2013 6:21 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Pre '68 Dave	07/07/2013 7:15 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/07/2013 8:47 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/08/2013 10:28 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Pre '68 Dave	07/08/2013 11:35 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/08/2013 11:37 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	truckernix	07/08/2013 12:11 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Pre '68 Dave	07/08/2013 12:37 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/08/2013 2:51 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/11/2013 9:11 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Tiny	07/12/2013 8:25 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	edski	07/12/2013 12:44 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/12/2013 3:36 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/14/2013 9:54 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/18/2013 6:14 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	52Carl	07/18/2013 7:50 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	brokenhead	07/19/2013 7:13 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	truckernix	07/19/2013 8:37 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/21/2013 7:54 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/21/2013 8:34 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/21/2013 10:49 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	CASO	07/21/2013 11:03 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Tiny	07/21/2013 11:24 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	truckernix	07/21/2013 11:24 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Pre '68 Dave	07/21/2013 11:33 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/21/2013 11:40 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	07/21/2013 12:15 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	Pre '68 Dave	07/21/2013 1:29 PM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	08/18/2013 10:42 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	CASO	08/18/2013 10:51 AM
Re: Engine has rap when not idle	53Cowboy	08/18/2013 10:59 AM

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