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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
Worn rod bearings rattling until pressurized oil hits them. Your next stop on the fail train will be when that sound doesn't go away. 
edit: I'm wrong here. Opie has MUCH more likely explanation below. Fits perfectly. |
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Originally Posted by Opie
I would suspect that the timing chains tensioner was not adjusted correctly, the manual says something along the lines of "tension to the tightest notch, then go one notch further"...if not done correctly it causes the slack in the chains to tap when first started.
Never seen it cause any damage, but they'd need to pull the front timing cover to readjust them.
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Well, dammit. I should've bet you a beer, or something. I remember also hoping that you were right.