OK, I have come to the conclusion that the Valve Lash Adjusters are not my problem, I did some research and when I took off the valve cover and tried to move the rocker arrms, they were all good and tight, I read one sign of stuck valve lash adjusters is the rocker arms will move easily. So, I am back to square one, The noise, a very loud tack, tack, tack, that goes in time with the engine seems to be the loudest when a long pry bar is inserted where the thermostat is located and I put my ear to it, I swear it sound like it is directly in the top center of the engine, when I move to the right or the left it is not as loud. I have driven it a couple of miles like this and it runs great, it will run like a scalded dog, no problem. I let it idle for a while also, when it gets up to temp, it is not as bad as when first started, but is still sounds like a diesel. I was thinking it might be the water pump, but that is just a shot in the dark. Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated. One more thing, when I set my timing, I grounded the plug per the FSM, and set to 5* BTDC, then it says after it is set, take the ground off the plug and re-check, it should be 15* / 17* BTDC, mine jumps to like 22*/25* BTDC. I would not think this would have anything to do with the noise, but you never know. Thanks in advance for everyones help and suggestions.

Last edited by MinksMontero; 04/02/13 10:05 PM.

Chris Mink
1989 Mistubishi Montero 3.0
1998 Land Rover Discovery 4.0