rudyjoe
New member
I just installed a used complete 200 engine i picked up for $500. No real info given on it other than it runs. I just wanted to drop it in first to see what i have. easy enough. After doing all the ness. prep before wiring it all up i hot wired it to start before i went any farther. I started it up and ran quiet at first then it started to tap and after 3-4min. then it stopped tapping. When it started to get hot it would start ticking again. Probably cause i didn't have the elect. fan hooked up yet so i turned off the engine and waited for it to cool down then briefly started it again and it was quiet for now. I did this a few days just to run a few min. to check and it was quiet each time. When i started the engine days later it began to tap/ticking lifters at first till after 2 min. of warm up then it slowly began to quiet down and go away. I did this a couple times with same results. The oil is new but a little over the full mark. Now I'm not sure and can speculate but rather hear any thoughts from you guys and take it from there. Maybe a bad oil pump or a loose lifter? - anyway thanks guys!