Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
"click click click" ?
sounds like valve sounds, po.
get a hold of the factory spec valve clearances, and adjust yours, po. in some cars, that info is pasted somewhere in the engine bay.
hearing that sound does not mean the valve clearance is too large.
in some cars, that sound is normal.
havent fiddled with the rockers yet. will try to take off the valve cover sometime next month basta may oras to adjust the clearances.

some observations pa:

1) Rekta rad fans rob energy when starting the car. Why mechanics do it, i do not understand one bit. Also, some of the electrical systems such as the wipers, room and trunk lights, radio, horns - among others - all work independently and do not get power from the main supply: removing the fuses for these components does nothing. "Mechanics" splicing here, there, everywhere.

2) its 4G15 engine specifies a 5degree initial advance, advancer connected to ported vacuum. Needless to say, acceleration is lethargic, and was fouling plugs left and right, and parang may nagsusuntukan sa loob. Adjusted to 10degrees more or less using an inclinometer (no timing light available), and feels it still wants more initial and total advance. works better so far.

3) changed all the coil springs; may putol yung front dati, and yung rear naman ay suko na. back to stock ride height. yay! i also adjusted the camber/caster of the rear wheels, pero malamang di ito exact and on spec, tinantya ko lang yung alignment.

4) I still have problems with plugs getting fouled. In the last half-assed carb tear down i did, i saw the idle fuel cut-off solenoid, saddle, and mixture control solenoid had worn o-rings. Of the three, yung MCS yung di ko napalitan kasi wala akong available na kasukat. Tsaka Sunday, sarado mga auto supply.

hay buhay.