Valve Noise

[snottyone]

I have a noise that's just started on my 3.0. I'll start her up and she sounds fine for a couple seconds. Then I hear a ticking noise that seems to be coming from my valve train. This lasts anywhere from 2 to 10 seconds and then it goes away. I know in my old push rod engines this was usually a stick lifter. Not sure what it could be here, any suggestions? Being an import to Canada, parts will not be easy to come by.

Thanks,
Scott.

[dieselboy]

i love push rod engines. i had an old 1970s/1980s engine with twin weber carbs etc..
anyway,

about this ticking.. what surf do you have? is it manual or auto?
ive found ticking noises to sometimes be a dry belt like alternator... a spray with talc powder sorts that.

if the noise only ticked from startup and eventually went away i would say a slight blowing exhaust manifold.

it may be worth you MAKING SURE THE CAR CANNOT MOVE and then getting underneath to try and hear exactly where it is.

[snottyone]

I've listened to her and I am sure it's from the valves. I read on another diesel thread that it could possibly be that one of the valves needs adjusting. It starts fine, then within a couple seconds it makes the ticking noise and it usually goes away in anywhere from 2 to 10 seconds. It doesn't happen when the engine is started when it's warm, only when it's cold.

[dieselboy]

sorry, for some reason i read you post where it said valve train and i thought drive train..

if i were you i would check the clearances. it seems strange how it goes away within such a short period of time.