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What will cause roller lifters on a 1997 Chevy Z-71 Vortec 350 to tap on cold start?
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∙ 14y ago
low oil pressure or the seal on the roller tappet is old and it takes the roller tappet a minute to pressurize again.
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What will cause roller lifters on a 1996 Chevy Z-71 Vortec to tap on cold starts?
I would not worry to much about this noise when the motor is cold; engines have clearanaces that come together at operating temperature. If this noise happens when the motor is at operating temperature then you might have a problem.
Can a bad camshaft sensor in a Chevy vortec engine cause a no start?
It sure can.
The lifters were replaced what can cause a 2001 Chevy Malibu to tick very loudly all the time?
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Cheap gas
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Will using a diagnostic code reader determine the cause of no start of a 96 chevy 1500 with 5.7l vortec?
It sure could. If you KNOW how to use it and READ it.
What would cause a 97 Chevy 350 vortec to have a miss fire in cylinder 7 other than a bad plug and a good cap and rotor?
A bad fuel injector poppet could cause that.
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92 Chevy pick up starts and runs good but then the lifters start knocking and you lose power what could cause this?
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