toomanyfords
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- Rockville,MD
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98,93,and 91 explorers
Ok, so i would like your alls opinion on this. About 1500 miles ago i rebuilt the top end in my 98due to a cracked head. This rebuild included new heads from j and c, new ebay lifters, delta cam rods and rocker arms. Well i shouldnt have bought cheap ebay lifters cause every start up i got a horrible tapping for about the first ten seconds. I got tired of it and tore it back down to inspect. Well what i found is odd, the tapping was right side of engine, but with both sides torn down i found the rocker arms on the right side were trashed where the arm rides on the valve stem. The left side has normal 1500 mile wear. Now knowing i couldnt have six bad lifters on one side and six good ones on the other, my question is what do you think could cause this? Thanks in advance as im scared to rrplace rockers and tear up another set