Owners of 5.7 and 6.4 Hemi V8s are not imagining things when they hear that sharp tick at idle or face a four-figure repair ...
The engines of yesteryear were pretty simple, with tappets clackity-clacking away on cam lobes, opening valves, and making a ruckus while doing it. Mechanical lifters were adequate for valve operation ...
It's an easy enough problem to prevent. Ignore it and you might as well toss the whole truck in the trash.
Jeff Blitz purchased his '66 Chevy II Nova four years ago, complete with a carbureted 10.5:1 355ci small-block Chevy, a TH350 automatic with a 3,000-rpm stall-speed converter, a 3.55:1 12-bolt rearend ...
From the archives: The beauty of hydraulic lifters is that they self-compensate for valvetrain clearances, doing away with the need for valvetrain adjustment. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, ...
Back in 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against General Motors over valve lifter-related issues in certain Cadillac, Chevy and GMC models outfitted with certain V8 gasoline engines. That ...
You can find the 6.4L, or 392, HEMI under the hoods of several models of cars, SUVs, and heavy-duty pickup trucks from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram. The first Gen III 6.4L HEMI variant, introduced ...