RedZ-28
10-01-2003, 08:53 PM
Hello this is my frist post here. Well my best friend just got a 98 TransAm and yesterday we where driving it and a belt came off and it got hot , So hot that he said antifrez was comeing out of it.
so to day he called me and tolde me what happend so we put a belt on. Now its ticking like a lifter is bad. My qustion is two part would that make a lifter go bad and if it is the lifter wouldent it trow code.
AL SS590 M6
10-02-2003, 03:47 AM
Originally posted by RedZ-28
Hello this is my frist post here. Well my best friend just got a 98 TransAm and yesterday we where driving it and a belt came off and it got hot , So hot that he said antifrez was comeing out of it.
so to day he called me and tolde me what happend so we put a belt on. Now its ticking like a lifter is bad. My qustion is two part would that make a lifter go bad and if it is the lifter wouldent it trow code.
No and no.
Could be a piston slapping or a rod knocking.
He might have totally ruined the motor by not watching his guages. :confused:
RedZ-28
10-03-2003, 06:34 PM
Well my dad pop the valve cover off yesterday and we found out what it was it was a rocker arm. Has anybuddey had this problem befor?
AL SS590 M6
10-06-2003, 01:16 AM
Originally posted by RedZ-28
Well my dad pop the valve cover off yesterday and we found out what it was it was a rocker arm. Has anybuddey had this problem befor?
It seems to be quite common.