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Re: What's a valve absorber? 200 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be abe crombie on  Sun Oct 25 14:14 CST 1998 [RELATED]

If you don't have any ticking then there is nothing to worry about.







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Re: What's a valve absorber? 200 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be Don Foster on  Sun Oct 25 14:17 CST 1998 [RELATED]

OK, that's good to know -- Thanks.

My mother's '89 DL (60K) does have loud valves. Valve clearance adjustment or absorbers? And how do you distinguish between these causes of valve noise?







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Re: What's a valve absorber? 200 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be abe crombie on  Sun Oct 25 14:30 CST 1998 [RELATED]

If the valve clearance is within specs and it is especially noisy then it might need these replaced. Usually they only fail singly and it makes for one loud distinct tapping noise.






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