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I know the answer to this..... (archive)
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Posted by Minimarvel on June 18, 2001 at 08:17:50:

In Reply to: LOUD ticking on startup posted by len on June 16, 2001 at 06:29:51:

I had the same problem....sound like a little end knock. It is because of the oil draining out of the hydralic tappets when standing for a period. The cure is to let the engine warm up and them maintain 3 to 4 thousand RPM for 2 minutes!! repeat if necessary until silent.

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